Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1050980 search inquires.

Random title: SAE (ASE)
Explanation: Silver American Eagle: A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55414  13.56%
Silver Clad 32331  7.91%
Coin Silver 24419  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23336  5.71%
BN 22910  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21913  5.36%
RB 21362  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18384  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18102  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17172  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17010  4.16%
Rarity 16122  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16095  3.94%
PQ 15916  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15667  3.83%
Incuse 14968  3.66%
Coin drop 14727  3.60%
High Relief 14590  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14271  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14017  3.43%