Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 925404 search inquires.

Selected title: Loupe
Explanation: A type of magnifying glass used by numismatists and jewelers

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54112  14.03%
Silver Clad 31259  8.11%
Coin Silver 23332  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22170  5.75%
BN 21679  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20976  5.44%
RB 20043  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17352  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16940  4.39%
Reeded Edge 16070  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16053  4.16%
PQ 14830  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14690  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14673  3.81%
Rarity 14628  3.79%
Incuse 13798  3.58%
High Relief 13560  3.52%
Coin drop 13547  3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13064  3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12835  3.33%