Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125100 search inquires.

Selected title: Blemishes

Explanation: Minor nicks, marks, flaws or spots of discoloration that mark the surface of a coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56073	13.23%
Silver Clad	32967	7.78%
Coin Silver	25037	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23971	5.66%
BN	23519	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22464	5.30%
RB	21969	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18942	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18901	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17782	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17591	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17013	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16953	4.00%
Rarity	16832	3.97%
PQ	16512	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16198	3.82%
Incuse	15540	3.67%
Coin drop	15388	3.63%
High Relief	15156	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14901	3.52%