Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1129447 search inquires.

Random title: Double Denomination
Explanation: A rare error in which a previously struck coin is restruck by the die pair of another denomination

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56113  13.22%
Silver Clad 33001  7.77%
Coin Silver 25091  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24011  5.66%
BN 23555  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22505  5.30%
RB 22011  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18987  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18937  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17822  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17619  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17042  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17002  4.00%
Rarity 16881  3.98%
PQ 16549  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16239  3.83%
Incuse 15581  3.67%
Coin drop 15442  3.64%
High Relief 15197  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14949  3.52%