Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1003894 search inquires.

Selected title: Fake
Explanation: Any non genuine coin made in imitation of the real thing, usually with the intention to deceive. The term fake does not apply to pattern or replica coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54972 13.70%
Silver Clad 31973 7.97%
Coin Silver 24046 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22952 5.72%
BN 22527 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21599 5.38%
RB 20944 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18047 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17755 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16801 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16709 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15749 3.92%
Rarity 15596 3.89%
PQ 15581 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15331 3.82%
Incuse 14627 3.64%
Coin drop 14342 3.57%
High Relief 14263 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13909 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13588 3.39%