Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1069601 search inquires.

Random title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55570 13.49%
Silver Clad 32477 7.88%
Coin Silver 24587 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23477 5.70%
BN 23056 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22046 5.35%
RB 21518 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18514 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18423 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17335 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17156 4.16%
Rarity 16278 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16274 3.95%
PQ 16069 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15799 3.83%
Incuse 15098 3.66%
Coin drop 14891 3.61%
High Relief 14746 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14423 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14165 3.44%