Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1129747 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era

Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56117	13.22%
Silver Clad	33003	7.77%
Coin Silver	25093	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24014	5.66%
BN	23557	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22506	5.30%
RB	22012	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18989	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18939	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17823	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17622	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17043	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17003	4.00%
Rarity	16883	3.98%
PQ	16551	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16240	3.82%
Incuse	15581	3.67%
Coin drop	15444	3.64%
High Relief	15199	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14951	3.52%