Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1004602 search inquires.

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Explanation: The legend or lettering on a coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54983	13.70%
Silver Clad	31977	7.96%
Coin Silver	24053	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22959	5.72%
BN	22535	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21602	5.38%
RB	20958	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18052	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17766	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16806	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16717	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15760	3.93%
Rarity	15607	3.89%
PQ	15586	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15337	3.82%
Incuse	14632	3.64%
Coin drop	14349	3.57%
High Relief	14271	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13919	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13598	3.39%