Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 931932 search inquires.

Selected title: Electrum
Explanation: A naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, used in the very earliest Greek coins. It's name comes from the Greek word elektron meaning amber, because of its pale yellow colour

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54205  14.00%
Silver Clad 31332  8.09%
Coin Silver 23405  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22235  5.74%
BN 21773  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21038  5.43%
RB 20121  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17428  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17038  4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16142  4.17%
Reeded Edge 16137  4.17%
PQ 14899  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14750  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14748  3.81%
Rarity 14717  3.80%
Incuse 13882  3.58%
High Relief 13637  3.52%
Coin drop 13627  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13170  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12906  3.33%