Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1130876 search inquires.

Selected title: Face or Obverse side

Explanation: The front of a coin or currency note, usually the side with signatures, honorary emblems, portraits, etc.

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56129	13.21%
Silver Clad	33017	7.77%
Coin Silver	25101	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24023	5.66%
BN	23564	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22514	5.30%
RB	22020	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19000	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18946	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17832	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17629	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17053	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17015	4.01%
Rarity	16902	3.98%
PQ	16558	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16248	3.83%
Incuse	15592	3.67%
Coin drop	15455	3.64%
High Relief	15212	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14958	3.52%