Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1103649 search inquires.

Selected title: Border

Explanation: Protective periphery either of radial lines or beads within the raised rim of a coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55893	13.30%
Silver Clad	32802	7.80%
Coin Silver	24857	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23776	5.66%
BN	23359	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22301	5.31%
RB	21808	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18788	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18768	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17614	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17414	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16875	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16731	3.98%
Rarity	16642	3.96%
PQ	16354	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16048	3.82%
Incuse	15377	3.66%
Coin drop	15196	3.62%
High Relief	15003	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14741	3.51%