Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 923266 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)	54085	14.04%
Silver Clad	31232	8.11%
Coin Silver	23303	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22149	5.75%
BN	21643	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20954	5.44%
RB	20013	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17328	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16916	4.39%
Reeded Edge	16044	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16031	4.16%
PQ	14804	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14672	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14653	3.80%
Rarity	14595	3.79%
Incuse	13770	3.58%
High Relief	13535	3.51%
Coin drop	13523	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13024	3.38%
Obverse or Face side	12814	3.33%