Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 888385 search inquires.

Selected title: Contact Marks

Explanation: Small surface scratches or nicks resulting from movement of coins in the same bag or bin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53437	14.32%
Silver Clad	30690	8.23%
Coin Silver	22716	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21559	5.78%
BN	20964	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20395	5.47%
RB	19369	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16743	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16307	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15491	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15437	4.14%
PQ	14239	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14098	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14065	3.77%
Rarity	13831	3.71%
Incuse	13142	3.52%
High Relief	12975	3.48%
Coin drop	12959	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12397	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12264	3.29%