Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 687870 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)	38838	13.08%
Silver Clad	27568	9.28%
Coin Silver	19724	6.64%
BN	17591	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	17195	5.79%
Encapsulated Coin	16991	5.72%
RB	16249	5.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	13256	4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13042	4.39%
Reeded Edge	12691	4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	12379	4.17%
PQ	11199	3.77%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11127	3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10984	3.70%
High Relief	10290	3.46%
Incuse	10283	3.46%
Rarity	9659	3.25%
Coin drop	9624	3.24%
Obverse or Face side	9551	3.22%
Reverse Cameo	8674	2.92%