Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1103149 search inquires.

Random title: BG# (BG101-BG1313)

Explanation: Breen and Gillio number (1983): Die variety - California private gold, 1852-1882

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55892	13.30%
Silver Clad	32800	7.80%
Coin Silver	24852	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23774	5.66%
BN	23355	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22296	5.31%
RB	21806	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18777	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18767	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17608	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17412	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16874	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16721	3.98%
Rarity	16637	3.96%
PQ	16350	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16046	3.82%
Incuse	15372	3.66%
Coin drop	15195	3.62%
High Relief	15002	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14739	3.51%