Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1058067 search inquires.

Selected title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55472 13.54%
Silver Clad 32372 7.90%
Coin Silver 24479 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23375 5.70%
BN 22967 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21960 5.36%
RB 21413 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18429 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18140 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17227 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17058 4.16%
Rarity 16178 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16154 3.94%
PQ 15964 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15710 3.83%
Incuse 15008 3.66%
Coin drop 14788 3.61%
High Relief 14644 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14318 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14064 3.43%