Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1063770 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) 55524 13.52%
Silver Clad 32427 7.89%
Coin Silver 24541 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23427 5.70%
BN 23013 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22004 5.36%
RB 21468 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18480 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18199 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17287 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17112 4.17%
Rarity 16229 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16211 3.95%
PQ 16026 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15761 3.84%
Incuse 15054 3.66%
Coin drop 14846 3.61%
High Relief 14698 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14376 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14121 3.44%