Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1089960 search inquires.

Selected title: Denarius

Explanation: An ancient Roman silver coin weighing about 3 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. dime but thicker

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55774	13.34%
Silver Clad	32689	7.82%
Coin Silver	24755	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23667	5.66%
BN	23264	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22206	5.31%
RB	21685	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18668	4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18656	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17496	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17314	4.14%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16567	3.96%
Rarity	16493	3.94%
PQ	16242	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15961	3.82%
Incuse	15257	3.65%
Coin drop	15079	3.61%
High Relief	14907	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14626	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14319	3.42%