Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 932447 search inquires.

Selected title: Unifaced
Explanation: A coin that was struck by only one of the dies with a blank planchet lying between the coin and the other die. This most commonly occurs on off center or double struck coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54214  14.00%
Silver Clad 31335  8.09%
Coin Silver 23409  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22239  5.74%
BN 21781  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21042  5.43%
RB 20129  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17435  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17043  4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16149  4.17%
Reeded Edge 16141  4.17%
PQ 14904  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14755  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14755  3.81%
Rarity 14725  3.80%
Incuse 13885  3.58%
High Relief 13642  3.52%
Coin drop 13634  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13175  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12909  3.33%