Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1094912 search inquires.

Random title: Duodecimal
Explanation: A coinage or monetary system having twelve minor denominations per major denomination, for example there used to be twelve British pennies to the shilling

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55829 13.32%
Silver Clad 32738 7.81%
Coin Silver 24799 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23721 5.66%
BN 23306 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22241 5.31%
RB 21740 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18717 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18716 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17549 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17358 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16825 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16631 3.97%
Rarity 16570 3.95%
PQ 16292 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16002 3.82%
Incuse 15310 3.65%
Coin drop 15133 3.61%
High Relief 14949 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14675 3.50%