Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1049927 search inquires.

Selected title: Multiple Strike

Explanation: A coin struck more than once, as a result of not being properly ejected from the coining press

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55407	13.56%
Silver Clad	32319	7.91%
Coin Silver	24413	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23328	5.71%
BN	22901	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21905	5.36%
RB	21357	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18378	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18094	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17159	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17003	4.16%
Rarity	16113	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16086	3.94%
PQ	15906	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15662	3.83%
Incuse	14962	3.66%
Coin drop	14717	3.60%
High Relief	14582	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14263	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14011	3.43%