Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1152617 search inquires.

Selected title: Classic Era

Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56344	13.14%
Silver Clad	33210	7.75%
Coin Silver	25298	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24224	5.65%
BN	23754	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22701	5.30%
RB	22220	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19201	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19091	4.45%
Reeded Edge	18028	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17804	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17235	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17221	4.02%
Rarity	17139	4.00%
PQ	16745	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16404	3.83%
Incuse	15787	3.68%
Coin drop	15679	3.66%
High Relief	15401	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15165	3.54%