Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 948689 search inquires.

Selected title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54438  13.91%
Silver Clad 31520  8.06%
Coin Silver 23603  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22455  5.74%
BN 21996  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21217  5.42%
RB 20354  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17612  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17231  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16343  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16309  4.17%
PQ 15106  3.86%
Rarity 14975  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14937  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14920  3.81%
Incuse 14088  3.60%
Coin drop 13850  3.54%
High Relief 13819  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13387  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13091  3.35%