Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 905639 search inquires.

Selected title: Wartime Silver

Explanation: Coinage metal for 5? pieces, October 1942 to December 1945, consisting of 35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53767	14.18%
Silver Clad	30965	8.17%
Coin Silver	23012	6.07%
Slabbed Coins	21850	5.76%
BN	21313	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20658	5.45%
RB	19698	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17027	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16620	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15756	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15737	4.15%
PQ	14517	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14387	3.80%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14346	3.78%
Rarity	14239	3.76%
Incuse	13450	3.55%
Coin drop	13241	3.49%
High Relief	13237	3.49%
Reverse Cameo	12707	3.35%
Obverse or Face side	12533	3.31%