Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1031212 search inquires.

Random title: Holed
Explanation: Having a hole drilled through it, usually as a result of being used for jewelry

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55205 13.61%
Silver Clad 32161 7.93%
Coin Silver 24253 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23177 5.72%
BN 22749 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21780 5.37%
RB 21205 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18220 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17952 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17005 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16877 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15934 3.93%
Rarity 15895 3.92%
PQ 15772 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15513 3.83%
Incuse 14829 3.66%
Coin drop 14547 3.59%
High Relief 14442 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14132 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13856 3.42%