Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1091129 search inquires.

Random title: Commemorative

Explanation: Coin issued by the government to celebrate and honour an outstanding person, place, or event in history. These coins are extremely popular with collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55785	13.33%
Silver Clad	32703	7.82%
Coin Silver	24763	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23678	5.66%
BN	23276	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22214	5.31%
RB	21702	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18688	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18678	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17508	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17329	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16792	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16592	3.97%
Rarity	16524	3.95%
PQ	16254	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15968	3.82%
Incuse	15276	3.65%
Coin drop	15098	3.61%
High Relief	14924	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14641	3.50%