Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 930462 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) 54187 14.01%
Silver Clad 31323 8.10%
Coin Silver 23392 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22227 5.74%
BN 21760 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21026 5.43%
RB 20113 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17413 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17017 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16124 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16118 4.17%
PQ 14885 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14741 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14734 3.81%
Rarity 14705 3.80%
Incuse 13869 3.58%
High Relief 13620 3.52%
Coin drop 13611 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13138 3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12893 3.33%