Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1026733 search inquires.

Random title: Overstrike

Explanation: An impression made with different dies on a previously struck coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55164	13.63%
Silver Clad	32131	7.94%
Coin Silver	24210	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23137	5.72%
BN	22709	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21745	5.37%
RB	21155	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18188	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17921	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16965	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16848	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15902	3.93%
Rarity	15830	3.91%
PQ	15732	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15486	3.83%
Incuse	14793	3.65%
Coin drop	14514	3.59%
High Relief	14414	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14084	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13818	3.41%