Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 820878 search inquires.

Selected title: Encapsulated Coin

Explanation: One that has been sealed in a plastic holder to avoid damage to the coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	46584	13.46%
Silver Clad	29644	8.57%
Coin Silver	21650	6.26%
Slabbed Coins	20501	5.92%
BN	19919	5.76%
Encapsulated Coin	19366	5.60%
RB	18367	5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	15540	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15186	4.39%
Reeded Edge	14498	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14360	4.15%
PQ	13270	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13064	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13052	3.77%
Rarity	12558	3.63%
Incuse	12097	3.50%
High Relief	12054	3.48%
Coin drop	11653	3.37%
Reverse Cameo	11361	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	11305	3.27%