Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 933431 search inquires.

Selected title: Coin Silver
Explanation: In the US, coin silver often means the purity of silver used in circulating coins dated before 1965. Back then dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars were 90% solid silver, made of 90% silver and 10% copper. Other countries may use the words "coin silver" to mean the purity used in their silver coins, which may be different from US coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54230  13.99%
Silver Clad 31348  8.09%
Coin Silver 23421  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22252  5.74%
BN 21796  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21057  5.43%
RB 20141  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17449  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17055  4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16161  4.17%
Reeded Edge 16158  4.17%
PQ 14921  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14768  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14764  3.81%
Rarity 14750  3.81%
Incuse 13901  3.59%
High Relief 13651  3.52%
Coin drop 13648  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13187  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12921  3.33%