Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 937117 search inquires.

Selected title: Complete set
Explanation: A term for all possible coins within a series, all types, or all coins from a particular branch Mint. Examples would include a complete set of a series (The three-dollar series can have but one complete set, that being the Harry Bass Foundation set that includes the unique 1870-S. Yes, it is possible that the cornerstone coin could appear someday and change the unique status; a complete gold type set would include examples of all types from 1795 until 1933; a complete set of Charlotte Mint gold dollars must include the 1849-C Open Wreath example of which there are but four currently verified)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54276  13.97%
Silver Clad 31388  8.08%
Coin Silver 23464  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22304  5.74%
BN 21842  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21102  5.43%
RB 20202  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17494  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17101  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16206  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16193  4.17%
PQ 14968  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14813  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14806  3.81%
Rarity 14803  3.81%
Incuse 13939  3.59%
Coin drop 13691  3.52%
High Relief 13690  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13232  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12962  3.34%