Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1079896 search inquires.

Selected title: Gold
Explanation: A bright yellow metallic element used from the earliest days of coin production through to the present. It is inert to most chemical and atmospheric reactions, so that it does not normally tarnish or corrode

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55676  13.45%
Silver Clad 32591  7.87%
Coin Silver 24683  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23583  5.70%
BN 23175  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22138  5.35%
RB 21612  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18605  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18521  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17422  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17251  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16466  3.98%
Rarity 16398  3.96%
PQ 16164  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15888  3.84%
Incuse 15187  3.67%
Coin drop 14997  3.62%
High Relief 14835  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14537  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14244  3.44%