Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1019158 search inquires.

Random title: Type Coin
Explanation: A 'type' coin is a representative example of a particular coin series, but not one of the rarest and most valuable specimens from that series. It is usually one of the more common dates

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55096 13.65%
Silver Clad 32073 7.94%
Coin Silver 24157 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23084 5.72%
BN 22653 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21691 5.37%
RB 21092 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18146 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17870 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16906 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16812 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15859 3.93%
Rarity 15771 3.91%
PQ 15681 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15440 3.82%
Incuse 14743 3.65%
Coin drop 14461 3.58%
High Relief 14368 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14036 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13751 3.41%