Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 960087 search inquires.

Selected title: Obverse or Face side

Explanation: The front or face of a coin, which bears the principal design or device, often as prescribed by the issuing authority, i.e. Coat of Arms

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54589	13.86%
Silver Clad	31630	8.03%
Coin Silver	23717	6.02%
Slabbed Coins	22577	5.73%
BN	22114	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21306	5.41%
RB	20497	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17733	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17363	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16462	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16411	4.17%
PQ	15247	3.87%
Rarity	15144	3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15092	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15028	3.82%
Incuse	14242	3.62%
Coin drop	13991	3.55%
High Relief	13931	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13503	3.43%
Obverse or Face side	13229	3.36%