Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125336 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) 56077 13.23%
Silver Clad 32972 7.78%
Coin Silver 25042 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23974 5.66%
BN 23523 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22466 5.30%
RB 21973 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18947 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18903 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17787 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17595 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17015 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16959 4.00%
Rarity 16838 3.97%
PQ 16515 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16203 3.82%
Incuse 15543 3.67%
Coin drop 15390 3.63%
High Relief 15163 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14905 3.52%