Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 917315 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)	54009	14.08%
Silver Clad	31167	8.13%
Coin Silver	23227	6.06%
Slabbed Coins	22072	5.75%
BN	21565	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20878	5.44%
RB	19928	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17250	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16840	4.39%
Reeded Edge	15960	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15945	4.16%
PQ	14733	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14594	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14566	3.80%
Rarity	14507	3.78%
Incuse	13684	3.57%
High Relief	13454	3.51%
Coin drop	13452	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	12939	3.37%
Obverse or Face side	12738	3.32%