Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1146890 search inquires.

Selected title: Tube
Explanation: A plastic container designed for storing a roll or other quantity of coins of the same size

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56274 13.16%
Silver Clad 33153 7.76%
Coin Silver 25246 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24158 5.65%
BN 23693 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22645 5.30%
RB 22168 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19139 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19043 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17962 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17751 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17171 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17163 4.02%
Rarity 17075 3.99%
PQ 16684 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16351 3.83%
Incuse 15726 3.68%
Coin drop 15610 3.65%
High Relief 15340 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15103 3.53%