Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 872860 search inquires.

Random title: Face Value

Explanation: The value of a coin or paper money as imprinted or marked on that unit. If it is silver or a rare date the collector value may be more. Face Value is Not its collector or precious metal value

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53068	14.47%
Silver Clad	30389	8.29%
Coin Silver	22379	6.10%
Slabbed Coins	21239	5.79%
BN	20617	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20104	5.48%
RB	19044	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16460	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15926	4.34%
Reeded Edge	15181	4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15129	4.13%
PQ	13936	3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13817	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13774	3.76%
Rarity	13437	3.66%
Incuse	12798	3.49%
High Relief	12690	3.46%
Coin drop	12600	3.44%
Reverse Cameo	12056	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	11949	3.26%