Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1130413 search inquires.

Selected title: Countermark
Explanation: A mark applied to an older coin to modify its value or validity. A countermark will usually cover only a portion of the original coin, which can therefore clearly still be identified

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56125 13.22%
Silver Clad 33014 7.77%
Coin Silver 25098 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24019 5.66%
BN 23558 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22508 5.30%
RB 22016 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18993 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18943 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17827 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17625 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17050 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17009 4.01%
Rarity 16890 3.98%
PQ 16554 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16244 3.82%
Incuse 15589 3.67%
Coin drop 15449 3.64%
High Relief 15204 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14954 3.52%