Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1099714 search inquires.

Random title: Patina

Explanation: A green or brown surface film found on ancient copper and bronze coins caused by oxidation over a long period of time

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55872	13.31%
Silver Clad	32775	7.81%
Coin Silver	24830	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23753	5.66%
BN	23333	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22271	5.31%
RB	21780	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18754	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18751	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17576	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17389	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16852	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16684	3.97%
Rarity	16612	3.96%
PQ	16327	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16025	3.82%
Incuse	15347	3.66%
Coin drop	15167	3.61%
High Relief	14981	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14712	3.50%