Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1016126 search inquires.

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Explanation: The numismatic holdings of an individual in total or of a particular type

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55079 13.66%
Silver Clad 32054 7.95%
Coin Silver 24143 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23059 5.72%
BN 22632 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21679 5.37%
RB 21068 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18132 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17855 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16895 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16798 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15842 3.93%
Rarity 15736 3.90%
PQ 15668 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15424 3.82%
Incuse 14726 3.65%
Coin drop 14445 3.58%
High Relief 14356 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14014 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13734 3.41%