Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 951566 search inquires.

Selected title: Dodecagonal
Explanation: Having twelve sides, for example the British brass threepences issued between 1937 and 1967

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54470 13.90%
Silver Clad 31547 8.05%
Coin Silver 23631 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22480 5.74%
BN 22029 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21243 5.42%
RB 20394 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17633 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17262 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16366 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16332 4.17%
PQ 15133 3.86%
Rarity 15013 3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14968 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14948 3.81%
Incuse 14125 3.60%
Coin drop 13883 3.54%
High Relief 13843 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13414 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13118 3.35%