Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 702133 search inquires.

Random title: Delamination

Explanation: Metal missing or retained but peeling from the surface due to incomplete bonding or impurities in the planchet

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	39710	13.14%
Silver Clad	27800	9.20%
Coin Silver	19915	6.59%
BN	17832	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	17704	5.86%
Encapsulated Coin	17206	5.69%
RB	16488	5.46%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	13462	4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13306	4.40%
Reeded Edge	12873	4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	12583	4.16%
PQ	11419	3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11330	3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11201	3.71%
High Relief	10496	3.47%
Incuse	10480	3.47%
Rarity	9964	3.30%
Coin drop	9814	3.25%
Obverse or Face side	9733	3.22%
Reverse Cameo	8879	2.94%