Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1034348 search inquires.

Selected title: Clogged die
Explanation: A die that has grease or some other contaminant lodged in the recessed areas. Coins struck from such a die have diminished detail, sometimes completely missing

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55241 13.60%
Silver Clad 32194 7.93%
Coin Silver 24280 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23200 5.71%
BN 22776 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21802 5.37%
RB 21237 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18242 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17974 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17033 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16902 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15963 3.93%
Rarity 15926 3.92%
PQ 15797 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15539 3.83%
Incuse 14850 3.66%
Coin drop 14575 3.59%
High Relief 14475 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14152 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13881 3.42%