Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1100325 search inquires.

Selected title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55872 13.30%
Silver Clad 32775 7.80%
Coin Silver 24830 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23753 5.66%
BN 23333 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22271 5.30%
RB 21780 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18754 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18751 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17576 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17389 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16852 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16684 3.97%
Rarity 16612 3.96%
PQ 16327 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16025 3.82%
Incuse 15347 3.65%
Coin drop 15167 3.61%
High Relief 14981 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14712 3.50%