Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1152806 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) 56346  13.14%
Silver Clad 33212  7.75%
Coin Silver 25302  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24226  5.65%
BN 23756  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22702  5.30%
RB 22222  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19203  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19092  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18029  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17804  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17237  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17223  4.02%
Rarity 17142  4.00%
PQ 16749  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16407  3.83%
Incuse 15792  3.68%
Coin drop 15686  3.66%
High Relief 15403  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15166  3.54%