Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 925329 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)	54106	14.03%
Silver Clad	31257	8.11%
Coin Silver	23328	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22165	5.75%
BN	21676	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20974	5.44%
RB	20042	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17351	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16937	4.39%
Reeded Edge	16069	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16051	4.16%
PQ	14829	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14689	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14671	3.80%
Rarity	14620	3.79%
Incuse	13795	3.58%
High Relief	13559	3.52%
Coin drop	13545	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13062	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12834	3.33%