Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1052004 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) 55421  13.55%
Silver Clad 32336  7.91%
Coin Silver 24429  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23341  5.71%
BN 22917  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21919  5.36%
RB 21365  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18391  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18105  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17178  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17015  4.16%
Rarity 16132  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16101  3.94%
PQ 15926  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15672  3.83%
Incuse 14972  3.66%
Coin drop 14737  3.60%
High Relief 14600  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14277  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14024  3.43%