Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 904019 search inquires.

Selected title: Carson City
Explanation: The United States branch Mint located in Carson City, Nevada that struck coins from 1870 until 1885 and again from 1889 until 1893. These are among the most popular branch-mint issues

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53724 14.20%
Silver Clad 30917 8.17%
Coin Silver 22962 6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21803 5.76%
BN 21265 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20615 5.45%
RB 19652 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16991 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16572 4.38%
Reeded Edge 15715 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15686 4.15%
PQ 14474 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14341 3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14300 3.78%
Rarity 14185 3.75%
Incuse 13406 3.54%
High Relief 13198 3.49%
Coin drop 13194 3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12667 3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12491 3.30%