Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 916107 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)	53991	14.09%
Silver Clad	31156	8.13%
Coin Silver	23215	6.06%
Slabbed Coins	22061	5.76%
BN	21546	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20863	5.44%
RB	19916	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17238	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16826	4.39%
Reeded Edge	15945	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15930	4.16%
PQ	14723	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14577	3.80%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14555	3.80%
Rarity	14487	3.78%
Incuse	13666	3.57%
High Relief	13444	3.51%
Coin drop	13439	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	12925	3.37%
Obverse or Face side	12725	3.32%