Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1148801 search inquires.

Selected title: Blanks (planchet)

Explanation: Pieces of metal being prepared for coinage before the rims have been raised by passing through the upsetting millintended. Intended for coinage but as yet unstruck

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56291	13.16%
Silver Clad	33165	7.75%
Coin Silver	25265	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24179	5.65%
BN	23707	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22659	5.30%
RB	22177	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19152	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19057	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17986	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17763	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17187	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17173	4.01%
Rarity	17091	3.99%
PQ	16703	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16366	3.82%
Incuse	15746	3.68%
Coin drop	15632	3.65%
High Relief	15359	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15124	3.53%