Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1117651 search inquires.

Selected title: Blended
Explanation: A term applied to an element of a coin (design, date, lettering, etc.) that is worn into another element or the surrounding field

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56021 13.25%
Silver Clad 32922 7.79%
Coin Silver 24977 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23912 5.66%
BN 23476 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22421 5.30%
RB 21919 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18898 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18862 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17734 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17535 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16976 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16884 3.99%
Rarity 16776 3.97%
PQ 16457 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16154 3.82%
Incuse 15487 3.66%
Coin drop 15326 3.63%
High Relief 15113 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14849 3.51%