Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 956105 search inquires.

Selected title: Coin Envelope
Explanation: A special envelope made from paper which has little or no harmful chemicals that may affect a coin's appearance, condition or value

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54536 13.88%
Silver Clad 31596 8.04%
Coin Silver 23680 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22533 5.74%
BN 22076 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21273 5.41%
RB 20456 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17676 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17312 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16422 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16372 4.17%
PQ 15202 3.87%
Rarity 15084 3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15030 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14990 3.82%
Incuse 14195 3.61%
Coin drop 13936 3.55%
High Relief 13891 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13461 3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13179 3.35%