Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085440 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55741 13.43%
Silver Clad 32661 7.87%
Coin Silver 24733 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23636 5.69%
BN 23236 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22183 5.34%
RB 21661 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18645 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18590 4.48%
Reeded Edge 17473 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17291 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16519 3.98%
Rarity 16465 3.97%
PQ 16212 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15930 3.84%
Incuse 15230 3.67%
Coin drop 15053 3.63%
High Relief 14878 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14601 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14284 3.44%