Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1132226 search inquires.

Random title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56137 13.21%
Silver Clad 33025 7.77%
Coin Silver 25113 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24038 5.66%
BN 23577 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22525 5.30%
RB 22029 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19012 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18952 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17839 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17642 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17059 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17027 4.01%
Rarity 16917 3.98%
PQ 16564 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16257 3.83%
Incuse 15598 3.67%
Coin drop 15467 3.64%
High Relief 15219 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14971 3.52%