Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 944623 search inquires.

Selected title: Hairlines
Explanation: A series of minute lines or scratches, usually visible in the field of a coin, caused by cleaning, polishing or poor storage, an abundance of which can reduce the coin value

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54364  13.93%
Silver Clad 31474  8.07%
Coin Silver 23550  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22407  5.74%
BN 21945  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21170  5.43%
RB 20298  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17570  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17188  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16292  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16261  4.17%
PQ 15048  3.86%
Rarity 14906  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14888  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14878  3.81%
Incuse 14036  3.60%
Coin drop 13796  3.54%
High Relief 13770  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13325  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 13042  3.34%