Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 997828 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) 54920 13.71%
Silver Clad 31927 7.97%
Coin Silver 24001 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22912 5.72%
BN 22475 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21563 5.38%
RB 20887 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18005 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17701 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16758 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16674 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15705 3.92%
PQ 15533 3.88%
Rarity 15533 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15298 3.82%
Incuse 14587 3.64%
Coin drop 14304 3.57%
High Relief 14224 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13860 3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13538 3.38%