Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1062389 search inquires.

Random title: Back or Reverse side
Explanation: The 'tails', usually opposite from the portrait or date

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55512 13.52%
Silver Clad 32414 7.90%
Coin Silver 24528 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23413 5.70%
BN 22998 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21993 5.36%
RB 21456 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18471 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18189 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17275 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17103 4.17%
Rarity 16214 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16199 3.95%
PQ 16005 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15741 3.83%
Incuse 15045 3.66%
Coin drop 14832 3.61%
High Relief 14687 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14363 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14111 3.44%