Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1102407 search inquires.

Selected title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55888 13.30%
Silver Clad 32793 7.80%
Coin Silver 24847 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23772 5.66%
BN 23353 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22293 5.31%
RB 21801 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18772 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18763 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17604 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17409 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16872 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16712 3.98%
Rarity 16628 3.96%
PQ 16348 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16037 3.82%
Incuse 15364 3.66%
Coin drop 15188 3.61%
High Relief 15000 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14734 3.51%