Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1061343 search inquires.

Random title: Duodecimal
Explanation: A coinage or monetary system having twelve minor denominations per major denomination, for example there used to be twelve British pennies to the shilling

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55502 13.53%
Silver Clad 32406 7.90%
Coin Silver 24520 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23400 5.70%
BN 22990 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21981 5.36%
RB 21445 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18458 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18174 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17263 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17085 4.16%
Rarity 16207 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16185 3.94%
PQ 15991 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15735 3.83%
Incuse 15031 3.66%
Coin drop 14822 3.61%
High Relief 14672 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14353 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14098 3.44%