Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 954213 search inquires.

Selected title: Obverse or Face side
Explanation: The front or face of a coin, which bears the principal design or device, often as prescribed by the issuing authority, i.e. Coat of Arms

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54506 13.89%
Silver Clad 31577 8.04%
Coin Silver 23655 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22514 5.74%
BN 22058 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21265 5.42%
RB 20431 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17660 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17291 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16402 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16358 4.17%
PQ 15182 3.87%
Rarity 15051 3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15007 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14971 3.81%
Incuse 14171 3.61%
Coin drop 13919 3.55%
High Relief 13874 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13445 3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13154 3.35%