Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1020880 search inquires.

Selected title: Mint Error
Explanation: A misstruck or defective coin produced by a mint

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55106 13.64%
Silver Clad 32085 7.94%
Coin Silver 24170 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23096 5.72%
BN 22663 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21701 5.37%
RB 21112 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18153 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17883 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16917 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16819 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15870 3.93%
Rarity 15786 3.91%
PQ 15691 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15450 3.82%
Incuse 14754 3.65%
Coin drop 14475 3.58%
High Relief 14379 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14047 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13763 3.41%