Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101324 search inquires.

Selected title: Iron
Explanation: A metallic element sometimes used for coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55883  13.30%
Silver Clad 32788  7.81%
Coin Silver 24843  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23767  5.66%
BN 23348  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22291  5.31%
RB 21795  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18770  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18759  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17594  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17401  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16866  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16706  3.98%
Rarity 16622  3.96%
PQ 16343  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16036  3.82%
Incuse 15357  3.66%
Coin drop 15181  3.61%
High Relief 14993  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14728  3.51%