Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1019317 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55097 13.65%
Silver Clad 32074 7.94%
Coin Silver 24158 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23084 5.72%
BN 22654 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21692 5.37%
RB 21094 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18147 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17872 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16907 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16812 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15860 3.93%
Rarity 15772 3.91%
PQ 15681 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15441 3.82%
Incuse 14744 3.65%
Coin drop 14462 3.58%
High Relief 14368 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14036 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13751 3.41%