Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1068778 search inquires.

Selected title: Cartwheel

Explanation: The pattern of light reflected by flow lines of mint state coins, resembling spokes of a wheel; Name given to the British pennies and twopences of 1797 due to their unusually broad rims

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55561	13.49%
Silver Clad	32467	7.89%
Coin Silver	24578	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23459	5.70%
BN	23044	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22039	5.35%
RB	21512	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18502	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18411	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17326	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17144	4.16%
Rarity	16270	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16248	3.95%
PQ	16062	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15792	3.84%
Incuse	15085	3.66%
Coin drop	14882	3.61%
High Relief	14735	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14417	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14153	3.44%