Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 800053 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 45706 13.47%
Silver Clad 29404 8.67%
Coin Silver 21431 6.32%
Slabbed Coins 20170 5.94%
BN 19626 5.78%
Encapsulated Coin 19040 5.61%
RB 18150 5.35%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15100 4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14906 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14286 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14098 4.15%
PQ 13068 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12804 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12751 3.76%
Rarity 12203 3.60%
Incuse 11884 3.50%
High Relief 11843 3.49%
Coin drop 11340 3.34%
Obverse or Face side 11095 3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10392 3.06%