Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 919663 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) 54041 14.07%
Silver Clad 31192 8.12%
Coin Silver 23265 6.06%
Slabbed Coins 22099 5.75%
BN 21603 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20915 5.44%
RB 19969 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17279 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16873 4.39%
Reeded Edge 15991 4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15977 4.16%
PQ 14766 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14634 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14602 3.80%
Rarity 14543 3.79%
Incuse 13725 3.57%
High Relief 13487 3.51%
Coin drop 13476 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 12976 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12771 3.32%