Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1011420 search inquires.

Selected title: Error

Explanation: Any unintentional deviation in the minting process resulting in one or more coins with a different appearance than intended

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55041	13.67%
Silver Clad	32021	7.95%
Coin Silver	24115	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23017	5.72%
BN	22603	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21652	5.38%
RB	21019	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18110	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17822	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16861	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16771	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15815	3.93%
Rarity	15670	3.89%
PQ	15636	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15395	3.82%
Incuse	14691	3.65%
Coin drop	14414	3.58%
High Relief	14329	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13981	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13662	3.39%