Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 923108 search inquires.

Random title: CMM# (CMM1-CMM13?)
Explanation: Cohen, Munson, Munde number (1971): Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54083 14.04%
Silver Clad 31232 8.11%
Coin Silver 23303 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22147 5.75%
BN 21641 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20954 5.44%
RB 20012 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17327 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16915 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16043 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16030 4.16%
PQ 14804 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14670 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14653 3.81%
Rarity 14592 3.79%
Incuse 13768 3.58%
High Relief 13535 3.51%
Coin drop 13523 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13024 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12814 3.33%