Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 975357 search inquires.

Random title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54753 13.80%
Silver Clad 31761 8.00%
Coin Silver 23849 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22736 5.73%
BN 22288 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21429 5.40%
RB 20672 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17856 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17515 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16596 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16543 4.17%
PQ 15391 3.88%
Rarity 15330 3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15240 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15169 3.82%
Incuse 14413 3.63%
Coin drop 14132 3.56%
High Relief 14070 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13669 3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13383 3.37%