Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 956755 search inquires.

Random title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54545  13.88%
Silver Clad 31600  8.04%
Coin Silver 23685  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22540  5.73%
BN 22081  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21278  5.41%
RB 20464  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17683  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17322  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16428  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16378  4.17%
PQ 15207  3.87%
Rarity 15092  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15037  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14995  3.82%
Incuse 14205  3.61%
Coin drop 13939  3.55%
High Relief 13897  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13468  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13184  3.35%