Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1047376 search inquires.

Selected title: Hairlines
Explanation: A series of minute lines or scratches, usually visible in the field of a coin, caused by cleaning, polishing or poor storage, an abundance of which can reduce the coin value

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55373  13.56%
Silver Clad 32302  7.91%
Coin Silver 24386  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23311  5.71%
BN 22886  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21891  5.36%
RB 21339  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18364  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18071  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17143  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16990  4.16%
Rarity 16086  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16064  3.93%
PQ 15891  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15642  3.83%
Incuse 14947  3.66%
Coin drop 14694  3.60%
High Relief 14564  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14251  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13991  3.43%