Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 929158 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) 54167 14.01%
Silver Clad 31311 8.10%
Coin Silver 23377 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22216 5.75%
BN 21738 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21013 5.43%
RB 20099 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17399 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17001 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16111 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16096 4.16%
PQ 14871 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14733 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14716 3.81%
Rarity 14685 3.80%
Incuse 13853 3.58%
High Relief 13608 3.52%
Coin drop 13594 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13122 3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12881 3.33%