Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882656 search inquires.

Selected title: Tetradrachma

Explanation: An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 13 to 17 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. quarter but three times thicker

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53290	14.38%
Silver Clad	30569	8.25%
Coin Silver	22588	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21435	5.78%
BN	20840	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20278	5.47%
RB	19234	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16629	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16162	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15371	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15317	4.13%
PQ	14117	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13990	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13953	3.76%
Rarity	13713	3.70%
Incuse	13010	3.51%
High Relief	12859	3.47%
Coin drop	12836	3.46%
Reverse Cameo	12285	3.31%
Obverse or Face side	12165	3.28%