Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 926818 search inquires.

Selected title: Beaded Border
Explanation: small, round devices around the edge of a coin, often seen on early U.S. coins. These were replaced by dentils

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54139 14.02%
Silver Clad 31286 8.10%
Coin Silver 23354 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22196 5.75%
BN 21704 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20995 5.44%
RB 20069 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17374 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16964 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16092 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16076 4.16%
PQ 14851 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14709 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14693 3.81%
Rarity 14656 3.80%
Incuse 13828 3.58%
High Relief 13583 3.52%
Coin drop 13571 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13102 3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12858 3.33%