Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1118974 search inquires.

Selected title: High Points

Explanation: Areas of highest relief in a coin design. The first small parts to show evidence of wear or abrasion, and also the last areas to strike up fully

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56027	13.25%
Silver Clad	32928	7.79%
Coin Silver	24984	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23923	5.66%
BN	23483	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22427	5.30%
RB	21930	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18906	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18863	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17742	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17537	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16980	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16891	3.99%
Rarity	16784	3.97%
PQ	16466	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16159	3.82%
Incuse	15492	3.66%
Coin drop	15338	3.63%
High Relief	15118	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14857	3.51%