Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1028084 search inquires.

Selected title: Countermark
Explanation: A mark applied to an older coin to modify its value or validity. A countermark will usually cover only a portion of the original coin, which can therefore clearly still be identified

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55179 13.62%
Silver Clad 32139 7.94%
Coin Silver 24221 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23149 5.72%
BN 22728 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21752 5.37%
RB 21179 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18198 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17933 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16979 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16856 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15908 3.93%
Rarity 15848 3.91%
PQ 15739 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15499 3.83%
Incuse 14804 3.66%
Coin drop 14524 3.59%
High Relief 14420 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14104 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13828 3.41%