Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1150620 search inquires.

Selected title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56320 13.15%
Silver Clad 33188 7.75%
Coin Silver 25284 5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24207 5.65%
BN 23735 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22682 5.30%
RB 22200 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19185 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19078 4.45%
Reeded Edge 18008 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17786 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17212 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17200 4.02%
Rarity 17114 4.00%
PQ 16727 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16387 3.83%
Incuse 15766 3.68%
Coin drop 15654 3.66%
High Relief 15384 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15146 3.54%