Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 888103 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) 53432 14.33%
Silver Clad 30685 8.23%
Coin Silver 22709 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21552 5.78%
BN 20959 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20390 5.47%
RB 19363 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16738 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16298 4.37%
Reeded Edge 15487 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15433 4.14%
PQ 14235 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14095 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14060 3.77%
Rarity 13827 3.71%
Incuse 13140 3.52%
High Relief 12972 3.48%
Coin drop 12956 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12394 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12260 3.29%