Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 996605 search inquires.

Selected title: Electrotype

Explanation: A counterfeit coin made by the electroplating process

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54915	13.72%
Silver Clad	31917	7.97%
Coin Silver	23992	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22902	5.72%
BN	22468	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21556	5.39%
RB	20879	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17998	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17693	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16754	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16667	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15698	3.92%
PQ	15525	3.88%
Rarity	15525	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15290	3.82%
Incuse	14579	3.64%
Coin drop	14298	3.57%
High Relief	14216	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13853	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13531	3.38%