Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1084191 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) 55726 13.43%
Silver Clad 32648 7.87%
Coin Silver 24720 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23629 5.70%
BN 23221 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22178 5.35%
RB 21648 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18635 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18584 4.48%
Reeded Edge 17464 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17285 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16502 3.98%
Rarity 16450 3.97%
PQ 16203 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15923 3.84%
Incuse 15221 3.67%
Coin drop 15039 3.63%
High Relief 14869 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14585 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14272 3.44%