Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1136606 search inquires.

Selected title: Half Eagle
Explanation: A U.S. gold coin with a face value of $5 first minted in 1795 and last minted in 1929

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56179 13.20%
Silver Clad 33061 7.77%
Coin Silver 25145 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24073 5.66%
BN 23606 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22552 5.30%
RB 22066 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19056 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18977 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17875 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17672 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17089 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17075 4.01%
Rarity 16966 3.99%
PQ 16603 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16287 3.83%
Incuse 15636 3.67%
Coin drop 15501 3.64%
High Relief 15251 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15005 3.52%