Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 887691 search inquires.

Random title: Denarius

Explanation: An ancient Roman silver coin weighing about 3 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. dime but thicker

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53424	14.33%
Silver Clad	30682	8.23%
Coin Silver	22702	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21548	5.78%
BN	20953	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20386	5.47%
RB	19354	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16734	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16293	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15487	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15428	4.14%
PQ	14229	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14091	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14057	3.77%
Rarity	13821	3.71%
Incuse	13132	3.52%
High Relief	12967	3.48%
Coin drop	12951	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12389	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12257	3.29%