Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 924709 search inquires.

Selected title: Coin
Explanation: A piece of metal intended for use as legal tender and stamped with inscriptions and exact monetary value. Issued by an authority (often a government or bank) that guarantees its weight and purity

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54103  14.04%
Silver Clad 31251  8.11%
Coin Silver 23322  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22162  5.75%
BN 21665  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20968  5.44%
RB 20037  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17340  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16932  4.39%
Reeded Edge 16063  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16046  4.16%
PQ 14823  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14685  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14668  3.81%
Rarity 14612  3.79%
Incuse 13786  3.58%
High Relief 13553  3.52%
Coin drop 13540  3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13055  3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12828  3.33%