Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1092890 search inquires.

Random title: Commemorative

Explanation: Coin issued by the government to celebrate and honour an outstanding person, place, or event in history. These coins are extremely popular with collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55806	13.33%
Silver Clad	32721	7.81%
Coin Silver	24784	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23699	5.66%
BN	23289	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22227	5.31%
RB	21719	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18704	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18697	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17528	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17339	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16805	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16612	3.97%
Rarity	16547	3.95%
PQ	16265	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15987	3.82%
Incuse	15295	3.65%
Coin drop	15116	3.61%
High Relief	14938	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14662	3.50%