Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 989346 search inquires.

Selected title: Obverse or Face side
Explanation: The front or face of a coin, which bears the principal design or device, often as prescribed by the issuing authority, i.e. Coat of Arms

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54862 13.75%
Silver Clad 31866 7.98%
Coin Silver 23944 6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22846 5.72%
BN 22400 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21510 5.39%
RB 20802 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17952 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17635 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16702 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16627 4.17%
PQ 15476 3.88%
Rarity 15466 3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15356 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15251 3.82%
Incuse 14524 3.64%
Coin drop 14243 3.57%
High Relief 14168 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13790 3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13479 3.38%