Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1044647 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)	55352	13.57%
Silver Clad	32278	7.91%
Coin Silver	24360	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23292	5.71%
BN	22866	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21874	5.36%
RB	21323	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18348	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18055	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17123	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16972	4.16%
Rarity	16056	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16046	3.93%
PQ	15871	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15624	3.83%
Incuse	14931	3.66%
Coin drop	14670	3.60%
High Relief	14550	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14231	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13970	3.43%