Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 958645 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

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54564	13.87%
Silver Clad	31613	8.03%
Coin Silver	23698	6.02%
Slabbed Coins	22560	5.73%
BN	22101	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21290	5.41%
RB	20483	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17709	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17345	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16443	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16397	4.17%
PQ	15227	3.87%
Rarity	15124	3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15070	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15008	3.81%
Incuse	14226	3.62%
Coin drop	13959	3.55%
High Relief	13915	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13488	3.43%
Obverse or Face side	13207	3.36%