Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1055851 search inquires.

Selected title: Pitted

Explanation: Having a rough surface due to loss of metal by corrosion

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55448	13.54%
Silver Clad	32354	7.90%
Coin Silver	24459	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23360	5.71%
BN	22947	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21948	5.36%
RB	21395	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18414	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18127	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17210	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17041	4.16%
Rarity	16159	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16137	3.94%
PQ	15950	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15695	3.83%
Incuse	14995	3.66%
Coin drop	14761	3.61%
High Relief	14620	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14306	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14047	3.43%