Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 918419 search inquires.

Selected title: Encapsulated Coin

Explanation: One that has been sealed in a plastic holder to avoid damage to the coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54024	14.07%
Silver Clad	31180	8.12%
Coin Silver	23247	6.06%
Slabbed Coins	22085	5.75%
BN	21581	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20888	5.44%
RB	19948	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17263	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16857	4.39%
Reeded Edge	15970	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15960	4.16%
PQ	14750	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14611	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14583	3.80%
Rarity	14521	3.78%
Incuse	13703	3.57%
High Relief	13472	3.51%
Coin drop	13462	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	12957	3.38%
Obverse or Face side	12755	3.32%