Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1147517 search inquires.

Selected title: Parentheses "(1968S)"
Explanation: Parentheses are placed around all or part of a date and/or mintmark if the date of the coin is known, but none or only part of the date actually appears on the coin. May also be used if only part of the date's digits show. For example: An off center coin with 19(72) listed as it's date means a coin is struck off center and the 19 of the date shows but none or only a portion of the 72 appears

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56276  13.16%
Silver Clad 33158  7.75%
Coin Silver 25251  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24165  5.65%
BN 23698  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22650  5.30%
RB 22172  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19142  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19048  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17969  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17757  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17177  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17167  4.01%
Rarity 17080  3.99%
PQ 16689  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16358  3.83%
Incuse 15732  3.68%
Coin drop 15619  3.65%
High Relief 15346  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15108  3.53%