Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1071308 search inquires.

Selected title: High Points

Explanation: Areas of highest relief in a coin design. The first small parts to show evidence of wear or abrasion, and also the last areas to strike up fully

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55588	13.48%
Silver Clad	32490	7.88%
Coin Silver	24605	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23499	5.70%
BN	23072	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22065	5.35%
RB	21532	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18530	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18437	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17346	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17172	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16376	3.97%
Rarity	16297	3.95%
PQ	16088	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15814	3.84%
Incuse	15112	3.67%
Coin drop	14913	3.62%
High Relief	14763	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14437	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14174	3.44%