Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 981047 search inquires.

Random title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54797 13.78%
Silver Clad 31806 8.00%
Coin Silver 23887 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22780 5.73%
BN 22330 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21457 5.40%
RB 20721 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17890 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17556 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16635 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16573 4.17%
PQ 15420 3.88%
Rarity 15379 3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15279 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15203 3.82%
Incuse 14451 3.63%
Coin drop 14175 3.56%
High Relief 14104 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13712 3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13414 3.37%