Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 926472 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) 54135 14.02%
Silver Clad 31281 8.10%
Coin Silver 23345 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22187 5.75%
BN 21696 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20990 5.44%
RB 20063 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17369 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16960 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16083 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16069 4.16%
PQ 14847 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14704 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14689 3.81%
Rarity 14647 3.79%
Incuse 13821 3.58%
High Relief 13576 3.52%
Coin drop 13564 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13092 3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12850 3.33%