Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1028881 search inquires.

Selected title: Clipping
Explanation: Deliberate shearing or shaving from the edge of gold and silver coins; patterns and mottos are included on edges to discourage the practice

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55186 13.62%
Silver Clad 32143 7.93%
Coin Silver 24225 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23159 5.72%
BN 22735 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21757 5.37%
RB 21189 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18206 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17935 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16986 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16862 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15915 3.93%
Rarity 15862 3.92%
PQ 15751 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15504 3.83%
Incuse 14810 3.66%
Coin drop 14531 3.59%
High Relief 14428 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14109 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13833 3.41%