Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1013213 search inquires.

Random title: Blanks (planchet)

Explanation: Pieces of metal being prepared for coinage before the rims have been raised by passing through the upsetting millintended. Intended for coinage but as yet unstruck

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55060	13.67%
Silver Clad	32035	7.95%
Coin Silver	24124	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23023	5.71%
BN	22617	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21662	5.38%
RB	21034	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18116	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17834	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16875	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16782	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15824	3.93%
Rarity	15689	3.89%
PQ	15643	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15408	3.82%
Incuse	14705	3.65%
Coin drop	14426	3.58%
High Relief	14340	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13998	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13709	3.40%