Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1010512 search inquires.

Selected title: Wear

Explanation: The abrasion of metal from a coin's surface caused by normal handling and circulation

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55033	13.67%
Silver Clad	32015	7.95%
Coin Silver	24107	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23009	5.72%
BN	22593	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21644	5.38%
RB	21007	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18103	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17813	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16854	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16762	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15809	3.93%
Rarity	15662	3.89%
PQ	15628	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15390	3.82%
Incuse	14683	3.65%
Coin drop	14406	3.58%
High Relief	14322	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13975	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13653	3.39%