Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086524 search inquires.

Random title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55767 13.42%
Silver Clad 32681 7.87%
Coin Silver 24750 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23656 5.69%
BN 23256 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22196 5.34%
RB 21678 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18662 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18647 4.49%
Reeded Edge 17487 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17309 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16555 3.98%
Rarity 16486 3.97%
PQ 16233 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15952 3.84%
Incuse 15247 3.67%
Coin drop 15070 3.63%
High Relief 14895 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 14617 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14309 3.44%