Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 927643 search inquires.

Selected title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54143  14.02%
Silver Clad 31294  8.10%
Coin Silver 23357  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22202  5.75%
BN 21711  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21000  5.44%
RB 20073  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17378  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16974  4.39%
Reeded Edge 16096  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16082  4.16%
PQ 14857  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14714  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14700  3.81%
Rarity 14669  3.80%
Incuse 13831  3.58%
High Relief 13588  3.52%
Coin drop 13575  3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13106  3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12861  3.33%