Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 950832 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) 54461 13.90%
Silver Clad 31543 8.05%
Coin Silver 23624 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22477 5.74%
BN 22022 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21239 5.42%
RB 20384 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17630 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17256 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16362 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16328 4.17%
PQ 15130 3.86%
Rarity 15004 3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14962 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14943 3.81%
Incuse 14117 3.60%
Coin drop 13875 3.54%
High Relief 13839 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13407 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13113 3.35%