Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1134991 search inquires.

Selected 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) 56157 13.20%
Silver Clad 33048 7.77%
Coin Silver 25133 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24059 5.66%
BN 23590 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22539 5.30%
RB 22050 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19043 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18963 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17858 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17656 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17079 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17055 4.01%
Rarity 16944 3.98%
PQ 16587 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16271 3.82%
Incuse 15625 3.67%
Coin drop 15487 3.64%
High Relief 15239 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14988 3.52%