Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 932226 search inquires.

Random title: Diameter

Explanation: The dimension of a coin across its widest part in a line through its centre. Non-circular coins may have more than one value for their diameter

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54205	14.00%
Silver Clad	31332	8.09%
Coin Silver	23405	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22235	5.74%
BN	21773	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21038	5.43%
RB	20121	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17428	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17038	4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16142	4.17%
Reeded Edge	16137	4.17%
PQ	14899	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14750	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14748	3.81%
Rarity	14717	3.80%
Incuse	13882	3.58%
High Relief	13637	3.52%
Coin drop	13627	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13170	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12906	3.33%