Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1091195 search inquires.

Selected title: Commemorative

Explanation: Coin issued by the government to celebrate and honour an outstanding person, place, or event in history. These coins are extremely popular with collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55787	13.33%
Silver Clad	32706	7.82%
Coin Silver	24766	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23681	5.66%
BN	23278	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22216	5.31%
RB	21705	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18691	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18680	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17512	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17331	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16795	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16597	3.97%
Rarity	16527	3.95%
PQ	16257	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15971	3.82%
Incuse	15278	3.65%
Coin drop	15103	3.61%
High Relief	14926	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14643	3.50%