Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 857488 search inquires.

Selected title: Device
Explanation: The main design, such as portrait, shield or heraldic emblem, on the obverse of a coin, token or medal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52625 14.55%
Silver Clad 30146 8.33%
Coin Silver 22155 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21026 5.81%
BN 20390 5.64%
Encapsulated Coin 19878 5.49%
RB 18804 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16166 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15681 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14949 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14894 4.12%
PQ 13724 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13590 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13551 3.75%
Rarity 13179 3.64%
Incuse 12594 3.48%
High Relief 12482 3.45%
Coin drop 12306 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11838 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11739 3.25%