Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 975293 search inquires.

Random title: Siege Pieces

Explanation: Emergency coins struck during battle, also called obsidional coins or money of necessity

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54749	13.80%
Silver Clad	31758	8.00%
Coin Silver	23845	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22731	5.73%
BN	22288	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21426	5.40%
RB	20668	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17855	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17508	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16592	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16541	4.17%
PQ	15382	3.88%
Rarity	15324	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15235	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15163	3.82%
Incuse	14407	3.63%
Coin drop	14128	3.56%
High Relief	14066	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13668	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13379	3.37%