Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1072179 search inquires.

Selected title: Planchet

Explanation: The blank piece of metal on which a coin design is stamped

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55594	13.48%
Silver Clad	32492	7.88%
Coin Silver	24611	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23505	5.70%
BN	23079	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22068	5.35%
RB	21537	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18535	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18443	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17351	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17175	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16386	3.97%
Rarity	16311	3.95%
PQ	16102	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15817	3.83%
Incuse	15118	3.67%
Coin drop	14922	3.62%
High Relief	14768	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14442	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14180	3.44%