Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1122160 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

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56055	13.24%
Silver Clad	32949	7.78%
Coin Silver	25016	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23945	5.66%
BN	23500	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22453	5.30%
RB	21953	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18925	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18889	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17765	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17572	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16998	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16928	4.00%
Rarity	16815	3.97%
PQ	16495	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16175	3.82%
Incuse	15519	3.67%
Coin drop	15360	3.63%
High Relief	15144	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14880	3.51%