Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1148418 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56291 13.16%
Silver Clad 33165 7.75%
Coin Silver 25265 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24179 5.65%
BN 23707 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22659 5.30%
RB 22177 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19152 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19057 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17986 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17763 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17187 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17173 4.01%
Rarity 17091 4.00%
PQ 16703 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16366 3.83%
Incuse 15746 3.68%
Coin drop 15632 3.65%
High Relief 15359 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15124 3.54%