Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075342 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55634 13.47%
Silver Clad 32526 7.87%
Coin Silver 24640 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23539 5.70%
BN 23106 5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22093 5.35%
RB 21570 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18562 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18487 4.48%
Reeded Edge 17383 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17211 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16426 3.98%
Rarity 16345 3.96%
PQ 16128 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15854 3.84%
Incuse 15149 3.67%
Coin drop 14950 3.62%
High Relief 14797 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14477 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14208 3.44%