Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1029073 search inquires.

Selected title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55187 13.62%
Silver Clad 32145 7.93%
Coin Silver 24227 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23161 5.72%
BN 22735 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21758 5.37%
RB 21193 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18209 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17939 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16988 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16863 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15916 3.93%
Rarity 15867 3.92%
PQ 15754 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15509 3.83%
Incuse 14812 3.66%
Coin drop 14532 3.59%
High Relief 14430 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14112 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13837 3.42%