Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1147553 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) 56276 13.16%
Silver Clad 33158 7.75%
Coin Silver 25251 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24165 5.65%
BN 23698 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22650 5.30%
RB 22172 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19142 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19048 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17969 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17757 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17177 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17167 4.01%
Rarity 17080 3.99%
PQ 16689 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16358 3.83%
Incuse 15732 3.68%
Coin drop 15619 3.65%
High Relief 15346 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15108 3.53%