Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 928051 search inquires.

Random title: Breen Book
Explanation: slang for Walter Breen's magnum opus, Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, published in 1988

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54150  14.01%
Silver Clad 31301  8.10%
Coin Silver 23365  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22207  5.75%
BN 21724  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21006  5.44%
RB 20080  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17387  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16990  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16103  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16089  4.16%
PQ 14863  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14723  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14710  3.81%
Rarity 14676  3.80%
Incuse 13841  3.58%
High Relief 13597  3.52%
Coin drop 13583  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13113  3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12874  3.33%