Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1045333 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)	55358	13.57%
Silver Clad	32289	7.91%
Coin Silver	24369	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23302	5.71%
BN	22873	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21879	5.36%
RB	21329	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18358	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18061	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17132	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16979	4.16%
Rarity	16071	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16054	3.94%
PQ	15877	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15630	3.83%
Incuse	14938	3.66%
Coin drop	14681	3.60%
High Relief	14557	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14242	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13975	3.43%