Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 950434 search inquires.

Selected title: Lustre
Explanation: The glossy mint bloom on the surface of an Uncirculated coin. Although normally brilliant, with time luster may become dull, frosty, spotted or discolored. Coin lustre is affected by wear, handling, polishing of dies or planchets, exposure to Chemicals, humidity and temperature

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54453  13.90%
Silver Clad 31537  8.05%
Coin Silver 23615  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22469  5.74%
BN 22016  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21234  5.42%
RB 20377  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17624  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17248  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16355  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16322  4.17%
PQ 15120  3.86%
Rarity 14996  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14954  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14937  3.81%
Incuse 14111  3.60%
Coin drop 13869  3.54%
High Relief 13835  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13400  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13105  3.35%