Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085463 search inquires.

Random title: VAM# (VAM1-VAM230?)

Explanation: Van Allen and Mallis number (1976): Die variety - Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55741	13.43%
Silver Clad	32661	7.87%
Coin Silver	24733	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23636	5.69%
BN	23236	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22183	5.34%
RB	21661	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18645	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18590	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17473	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17291	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16519	3.98%
Rarity	16465	3.97%
PQ	16212	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15930	3.84%
Incuse	15230	3.67%
Coin drop	15053	3.63%
High Relief	14878	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14601	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14284	3.44%