Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 749107 search inquires.

Selected title: Encapsulated Coin

Explanation: One that has been sealed in a plastic holder to avoid damage to the coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	42825	13.33%
Silver Clad	28658	8.92%
Coin Silver	20728	6.45%
Slabbed Coins	19083	5.94%
BN	18760	5.84%
Encapsulated Coin	18070	5.62%
RB	17431	5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14225	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	14095	4.39%
Reeded Edge	13611	4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13307	4.14%
PQ	12316	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	12073	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11943	3.72%
High Relief	11201	3.49%
Incuse	11182	3.48%
Rarity	11097	3.45%
Coin drop	10566	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	10435	3.25%
Reverse Cameo	9628	3.00%