Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 740921 search inquires.

Selected title: Hallmark

Explanation: Mark or marks which indicate the producer of a gold bar and its fineness or other characteristics

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	42283	13.30%
Silver Clad	28519	8.97%
Coin Silver	20592	6.48%
Slabbed Coins	18871	5.93%
BN	18586	5.84%
Encapsulated Coin	17907	5.63%
RB	17256	5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14098	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13960	4.39%
Reeded Edge	13476	4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13184	4.15%
PQ	12166	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11952	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11817	3.72%
High Relief	11077	3.48%
Incuse	11056	3.48%
Rarity	10923	3.43%
Coin drop	10438	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	10317	3.24%
Reverse Cameo	9501	2.99%