Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075990 search inquires.

Selected title: Cleaned Coin
Explanation: While any coin subjected to a cleaning process could technically be considered cleaned, this term most commonly refers to those which have been abrasively cleaned (a coin which has been abrasively cleaned generally has a lower numismatic value than an otherwise comparable uncleaned specimen)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55639  13.47%
Silver Clad 32528  7.87%
Coin Silver 24643  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23542  5.70%
BN 23112  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22096  5.35%
RB 21574  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18565  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18490  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17387  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17212  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16432  3.98%
Rarity 16351  3.96%
PQ 16133  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15856  3.84%
Incuse 15152  3.67%
Coin drop 14955  3.62%
High Relief 14801  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14484  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14211  3.44%