Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1095751 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)	55837	13.32%
Silver Clad	32746	7.81%
Coin Silver	24802	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23726	5.66%
BN	23310	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22248	5.31%
RB	21750	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18723	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18722	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17556	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17363	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16828	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16638	3.97%
Rarity	16581	3.95%
PQ	16294	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16006	3.82%
Incuse	15318	3.65%
Coin drop	15139	3.61%
High Relief	14953	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14681	3.50%