Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 899233 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)	53625	14.25%
Silver Clad	30833	8.19%
Coin Silver	22869	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21706	5.77%
BN	21156	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20529	5.46%
RB	19546	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16888	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16476	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15620	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15586	4.14%
PQ	14390	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14240	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14214	3.78%
Rarity	14078	3.74%
Incuse	13310	3.54%
High Relief	13110	3.48%
Coin drop	13100	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12561	3.34%
Obverse or Face side	12399	3.30%