Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 893670 search inquires.

Selected title: Fugio Cent

Explanation: The first coin issued by authority of the United States, produced by contractors in 1787

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53535	14.29%
Silver Clad	30763	8.21%
Coin Silver	22795	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21632	5.77%
BN	21060	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20461	5.46%
RB	19465	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16823	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16386	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15555	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15505	4.14%
PQ	14322	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14168	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14133	3.77%
Rarity	13950	3.72%
Incuse	13224	3.53%
High Relief	13043	3.48%
Coin drop	13033	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12482	3.33%
Obverse or Face side	12332	3.29%