Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1049310 search inquires.

Selected title: Rim

Explanation: Raised border around the circumference of a coin, not to be confused with the edge. This raised portion encircling the obverse and reverse of the coins, protects the designs from wear

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55395	13.56%
Silver Clad	32315	7.91%
Coin Silver	24407	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23322	5.71%
BN	22896	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21899	5.36%
RB	21354	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18375	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18087	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17151	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16999	4.16%
Rarity	16104	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16082	3.94%
PQ	15899	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15656	3.83%
Incuse	14958	3.66%
Coin drop	14705	3.60%
High Relief	14572	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14259	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14008	3.43%