Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 862174 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) 52768 14.53%
Silver Clad 30218 8.32%
Coin Silver 22221 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21089 5.81%
BN 20453 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19949 5.49%
RB 18871 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16261 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15752 4.34%
Reeded Edge 15018 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14974 4.12%
PQ 13791 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13670 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13623 3.75%
Rarity 13260 3.65%
Incuse 12659 3.48%
High Relief 12548 3.45%
Coin drop 12394 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11908 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11804 3.25%