Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 888525 search inquires.

Selected title: Fishscale

Explanation: Canadian 5 cents silver; U.S. 3 cent silver coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53442	14.32%
Silver Clad	30693	8.23%
Coin Silver	22718	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21563	5.78%
BN	20966	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20399	5.47%
RB	19373	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16744	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16309	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15494	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15440	4.14%
PQ	14243	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14101	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14068	3.77%
Rarity	13831	3.71%
Incuse	13145	3.52%
High Relief	12977	3.48%
Coin drop	12961	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12401	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12268	3.29%