Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1108154 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)	55931	13.28%
Silver Clad	32837	7.80%
Coin Silver	24896	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23823	5.66%
BN	23397	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22334	5.30%
RB	21841	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18817	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18799	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17651	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17453	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16909	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16774	3.98%
Rarity	16673	3.96%
PQ	16386	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16079	3.82%
Incuse	15406	3.66%
Coin drop	15229	3.62%
High Relief	15036	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14775	3.51%