Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 906954 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) 53778  14.17%
Silver Clad 30974  8.16%
Coin Silver 23024  6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21864  5.76%
BN 21327  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20669  5.44%
RB 19718  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17043  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16631  4.38%
Reeded Edge 15771  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15751  4.15%
PQ 14527  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14397  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14358  3.78%
Rarity 14256  3.76%
Incuse 13465  3.55%
Coin drop 13253  3.49%
High Relief 13250  3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12722  3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12545  3.30%