Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 967034 search inquires.

Selected title: Incuse

Explanation: The design of a coin which has been impressed below the coin's surface. When the design is raised above the coin's surface it is said to he in relief

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54658	13.83%
Silver Clad	31688	8.02%
Coin Silver	23776	6.02%
Slabbed Coins	22639	5.73%
BN	22186	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21350	5.40%
RB	20569	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17792	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17423	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16512	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16464	4.17%
PQ	15313	3.88%
Rarity	15222	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15143	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15086	3.82%
Incuse	14315	3.62%
Coin drop	14049	3.56%
High Relief	13989	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13582	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13303	3.37%