Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 951104 search inquires.

Random title: Medium of Exchange
Explanation: Something accepted by people as having a certain value that is used to exchange or trade. Often coins and paper money are used as mediums of exchange, but it can be anything

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54461  13.90%
Silver Clad 31543  8.05%
Coin Silver 23624  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22477  5.74%
BN 22022  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21239  5.42%
RB 20384  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17630  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17256  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16362  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16328  4.17%
PQ 15130  3.86%
Rarity 15004  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14962  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14943  3.81%
Incuse 14117  3.60%
Coin drop 13875  3.54%
High Relief 13839  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13407  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13113  3.35%