Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1091885 search inquires.

Selected title: Incuse

Explanation: The design of a coin which has been impressed below the coin's surface. When the design is raised above the coin's surface it is said to he in relief

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55792	13.33%
Silver Clad	32711	7.81%
Coin Silver	24771	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23686	5.66%
BN	23280	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22220	5.31%
RB	21710	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18695	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18687	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17517	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17333	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16798	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16602	3.97%
Rarity	16536	3.95%
PQ	16260	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15974	3.82%
Incuse	15283	3.65%
Coin drop	15106	3.61%
High Relief	14930	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14647	3.50%