Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1069245 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)	55567	13.49%
Silver Clad	32474	7.88%
Coin Silver	24586	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23472	5.70%
BN	23050	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22044	5.35%
RB	21518	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18511	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18417	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17332	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17153	4.16%
Rarity	16273	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16256	3.95%
PQ	16065	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15798	3.84%
Incuse	15092	3.66%
Coin drop	14889	3.62%
High Relief	14743	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14421	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14161	3.44%