Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1055408 search inquires.

Selected title: Broadstrike / Broadstruck

Explanation: A coin struck without a firmly seated collar, resulting in 'spreading' outwards, but still showing all design details

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55446	13.55%
Silver Clad	32350	7.90%
Coin Silver	24456	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23358	5.71%
BN	22945	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21943	5.36%
RB	21394	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18412	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18126	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17206	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17037	4.16%
Rarity	16153	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16135	3.94%
PQ	15946	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15691	3.83%
Incuse	14993	3.66%
Coin drop	14757	3.61%
High Relief	14618	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14301	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14045	3.43%