Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1035042 search inquires.

Random title: Cast Coin
Explanation: A coin that was made by pouring melted metal into a mold or cast. Not made by striking a die against a coin blank like most coins. Casting was a common process used to try to counterfeit coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55247 13.60%
Silver Clad 32198 7.93%
Coin Silver 24284 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23205 5.71%
BN 22779 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21805 5.37%
RB 21241 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18248 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17978 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17035 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16904 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15967 3.93%
Rarity 15929 3.92%
PQ 15803 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15543 3.83%
Incuse 14852 3.66%
Coin drop 14577 3.59%
High Relief 14479 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14155 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13888 3.42%