Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 934019 search inquires.

Selected title: Cartwheel

Explanation: The pattern of light reflected by flow lines of mint state coins, resembling spokes of a wheel; Name given to the British pennies and twopences of 1797 due to their unusually broad rims

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54234	13.99%
Silver Clad	31352	8.09%
Coin Silver	23424	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22257	5.74%
BN	21799	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21061	5.43%
RB	20149	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17454	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17057	4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16162	4.17%
Reeded Edge	16159	4.17%
PQ	14924	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14769	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14765	3.81%
Rarity	14753	3.80%
Incuse	13904	3.59%
High Relief	13654	3.52%
Coin drop	13649	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13191	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12922	3.33%