Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1054087 search inquires.

Random title: Two Cent Piece
Explanation: A US coin with the value of two cents. Common term used for the copper Shield design two-cent coin made from 1864 to 1873

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55434 13.55%
Silver Clad 32344 7.91%
Coin Silver 24443 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23349 5.71%
BN 22934 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21932 5.36%
RB 21383 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18405 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18119 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17195 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17022 4.16%
Rarity 16146 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16118 3.94%
PQ 15939 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15681 3.83%
Incuse 14981 3.66%
Coin drop 14748 3.60%
High Relief 14608 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14290 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14036 3.43%