Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886251 search inquires.

Selected title: Weak Strike

Explanation: A coin with certain of its details (in the areas of high relief) not fully formed because of the hardness of alloy, insufficient striking pressure or improper die spacing

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53385	14.34%
Silver Clad	30649	8.23%
Coin Silver	22663	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21505	5.78%
BN	20915	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20358	5.47%
RB	19313	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16704	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16245	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15454	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15395	4.14%
PQ	14196	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14064	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14034	3.77%
Rarity	13794	3.71%
Incuse	13087	3.52%
High Relief	12935	3.47%
Coin drop	12921	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12365	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12231	3.29%