Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1038336 search inquires.

Random title: Counterstamp
Explanation: A design, group of letters, or other mark stamped on a coin for special identification or advertising purposes. Counterstamped coins are graded the way regular (uncounterstamped) coins are, but the nature and condition of the counterstamp must also be described

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55283 13.59%
Silver Clad 32219 7.92%
Coin Silver 24314 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23237 5.71%
BN 22803 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21829 5.37%
RB 21270 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18281 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18002 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17060 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16924 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15994 3.93%
Rarity 15975 3.93%
PQ 15818 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15572 3.83%
Incuse 14880 3.66%
Coin drop 14613 3.59%
High Relief 14498 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14182 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13921 3.42%