Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 978858 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) 54766 13.79%
Silver Clad 31768 8.00%
Coin Silver 23857 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22750 5.73%
BN 22300 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21436 5.40%
RB 20683 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17865 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17526 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16604 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16550 4.17%
PQ 15399 3.88%
Rarity 15346 3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15251 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15179 3.82%
Incuse 14421 3.63%
Coin drop 14139 3.56%
High Relief 14079 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13680 3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13391 3.37%