Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1153115 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)	56349	13.14%
Silver Clad	33216	7.75%
Coin Silver	25308	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24228	5.65%
BN	23758	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22703	5.29%
RB	22225	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19213	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19094	4.45%
Reeded Edge	18031	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17809	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17244	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17225	4.02%
Rarity	17148	4.00%
PQ	16753	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16410	3.83%
Incuse	15797	3.68%
Coin drop	15691	3.66%
High Relief	15408	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15171	3.54%