Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 888674 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)	53452	14.32%
Silver Clad	30696	8.22%
Coin Silver	22722	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21565	5.78%
BN	20969	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20402	5.47%
RB	19379	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16753	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16313	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15497	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15444	4.14%
PQ	14247	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14104	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14071	3.77%
Rarity	13835	3.71%
Incuse	13149	3.52%
High Relief	12981	3.48%
Coin drop	12963	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12404	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12271	3.29%