Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101000 search inquires.

Random title: First Strike

Explanation: A grading service term used by PCGS, NGC, and other grading services. It indicates the coin was in one of the first groups of coins shipped by the US mint. PCGS and NGC will seal the coin in their "First Strike" plastic slab holder with the words " First Strike" inside the PCGS holder

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55882	13.30%
Silver Clad	32785	7.81%
Coin Silver	24843	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23766	5.66%
BN	23346	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22288	5.31%
RB	21792	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18769	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18758	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17591	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17401	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16863	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16702	3.98%
Rarity	16620	3.96%
PQ	16339	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16035	3.82%
Incuse	15355	3.66%
Coin drop	15179	3.61%
High Relief	14991	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14726	3.51%