Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882690 search inquires.

Selected title: Tetradrachma
Explanation: An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 13 to 17 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. quarter but three times thicker

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53290  14.38%
Silver Clad 30569  8.25%
Coin Silver 22588  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21435  5.78%
BN 20840  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20278  5.47%
RB 19234  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16629  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16162  4.36%
Reeded Edge 15371  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15317  4.13%
PQ 14117  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13990  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13953  3.76%
Rarity 13713  3.70%
Incuse 13010  3.51%
High Relief 12859  3.47%
Coin drop 12836  3.46%
Reverse Cameo 12285  3.31%
Obverse or Face side 12165  3.28%