Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125779 search inquires.

Random title: Hoard
Explanation: A quantity of coins, usually deliberately concealed or stored at some time in the past, and the same when it is subsequently discovered

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56080 13.23%
Silver Clad 32975 7.78%
Coin Silver 25046 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23976 5.66%
BN 23524 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22470 5.30%
RB 21979 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18954 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18908 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17790 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17597 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17019 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16965 4.00%
Rarity 16843 3.97%
PQ 16518 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16207 3.82%
Incuse 15546 3.67%
Coin drop 15391 3.63%
High Relief 15168 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14908 3.52%