Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1081617 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55691 13.44%
Silver Clad 32604 7.87%
Coin Silver 24699 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23592 5.70%
BN 23187 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22151 5.35%
RB 21623 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18615 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18534 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17438 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17258 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16478 3.98%
Rarity 16412 3.96%
PQ 16177 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15899 3.84%
Incuse 15197 3.67%
Coin drop 15008 3.62%
High Relief 14842 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14553 3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14252 3.44%