Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 933013 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) 54215 13.99%
Silver Clad 31336 8.09%
Coin Silver 23410 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22240 5.74%
BN 21781 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21042 5.43%
RB 20129 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17436 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17044 4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16149 4.17%
Reeded Edge 16141 4.17%
PQ 14906 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14755 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14755 3.81%
Rarity 14727 3.80%
Incuse 13885 3.58%
High Relief 13642 3.52%
Coin drop 13634 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13175 3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12909 3.33%