Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1134264 search inquires.

Selected title: Authentic / Authentication
Explanation: An original, non-counterfeit coin; determination by an expert on whether or not a coin is authentic

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56145 13.20%
Silver Clad 33037 7.77%
Coin Silver 25128 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24051 5.66%
BN 23585 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22535 5.30%
RB 22044 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19033 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18958 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17848 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17650 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17070 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17044 4.01%
Rarity 16936 3.98%
PQ 16580 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16266 3.83%
Incuse 15614 3.67%
Coin drop 15479 3.64%
High Relief 15229 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14985 3.52%