Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1047698 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55376 13.56%
Silver Clad 32305 7.91%
Coin Silver 24394 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23314 5.71%
BN 22887 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21894 5.36%
RB 21341 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18367 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18074 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17146 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16992 4.16%
Rarity 16089 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16068 3.94%
PQ 15893 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15644 3.83%
Incuse 14949 3.66%
Coin drop 14695 3.60%
High Relief 14565 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14254 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13996 3.43%