Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101307 search inquires.

Random title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55883 13.30%
Silver Clad 32788 7.81%
Coin Silver 24843 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23767 5.66%
BN 23348 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22291 5.31%
RB 21795 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18770 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18759 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17594 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17401 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16866 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16706 3.98%
Rarity 16622 3.96%
PQ 16343 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16036 3.82%
Incuse 15357 3.66%
Coin drop 15181 3.61%
High Relief 14993 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14728 3.51%