Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 950231 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) 54453 13.90%
Silver Clad 31537 8.05%
Coin Silver 23615 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22469 5.74%
BN 22016 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21234 5.42%
RB 20377 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17624 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17248 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16355 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16322 4.17%
PQ 15120 3.86%
Rarity 14996 3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14954 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14937 3.81%
Incuse 14111 3.60%
Coin drop 13869 3.54%
High Relief 13835 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13400 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13105 3.35%