Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 954238 search inquires.

Random title: Electrum
Explanation: A naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, used in the very earliest Greek coins. It's name comes from the Greek word elektron meaning amber, because of its pale yellow colour

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54506  13.89%
Silver Clad 31577  8.04%
Coin Silver 23655  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22514  5.74%
BN 22058  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21265  5.42%
RB 20431  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17660  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17291  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16402  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16358  4.17%
PQ 15182  3.87%
Rarity 15051  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15007  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14971  3.81%
Incuse 14171  3.61%
Coin drop 13919  3.55%
High Relief 13874  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13445  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13154  3.35%