Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886487 search inquires.

Selected title: Coin Silver
Explanation: In the US, coin silver often means the purity of silver used in circulating coins dated before 1965. Back then dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars were 90% solid silver, made of 90% silver and 10% copper. Other countries may use the words "coin silver" to mean the purity used in their silver coins, which may be different from US coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53397  14.34%
Silver Clad 30660  8.23%
Coin Silver 22671  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21516  5.78%
BN 20926  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20363  5.47%
RB 19321  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16710  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16252  4.36%
Reeded Edge 15465  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15403  4.14%
PQ 14205  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14069  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14038  3.77%
Rarity 13801  3.71%
Incuse 13100  3.52%
High Relief 12943  3.48%
Coin drop 12928  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12371  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12238  3.29%