Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1074415 search inquires.

Selected title: Loonie

Explanation: Popular name for the Canadian loon dollar coin first issued in 1987

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55622	13.47%
Silver Clad	32517	7.88%
Coin Silver	24628	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23527	5.70%
BN	23098	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22082	5.35%
RB	21560	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18553	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18474	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17374	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17197	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16413	3.98%
Rarity	16333	3.96%
PQ	16122	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15843	3.84%
Incuse	15137	3.67%
Coin drop	14936	3.62%
High Relief	14786	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14467	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14195	3.44%