Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 945154 search inquires.

Random title: S# (S1-S9?)
Explanation: Snow number (1992): Die variety - Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, 1856-1909

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54368 13.93%
Silver Clad 31478 8.06%
Coin Silver 23555 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22415 5.74%
BN 21949 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21177 5.42%
RB 20304 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17571 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17189 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16296 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16264 4.17%
PQ 15053 3.86%
Rarity 14914 3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14892 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14878 3.81%
Incuse 14042 3.60%
Coin drop 13800 3.54%
High Relief 13775 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13329 3.41%
Obverse or Face side 13045 3.34%