Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1152324 search inquires.

Selected title: Census
Explanation: A compilation of the known specimens of a particular numismatic item

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56342  13.14%
Silver Clad 33204  7.75%
Coin Silver 25296  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24223  5.65%
BN 23750  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22696  5.30%
RB 22212  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19196  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19090  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18026  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17801  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17231  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17217  4.02%
Rarity 17137  4.00%
PQ 16743  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16401  3.83%
Incuse 15786  3.68%
Coin drop 15675  3.66%
High Relief 15398  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15162  3.54%