Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 820845 search inquires.

Selected title: Obverse or Face side
Explanation: The front or face of a coin, which bears the principal design or device, often as prescribed by the issuing authority, i.e. Coat of Arms

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 46584 13.46%
Silver Clad 29644 8.57%
Coin Silver 21650 6.26%
Slabbed Coins 20501 5.92%
BN 19919 5.76%
Encapsulated Coin 19366 5.60%
RB 18367 5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15540 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15186 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14498 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14360 4.15%
PQ 13270 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13064 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13052 3.77%
Rarity 12558 3.63%
Incuse 12097 3.50%
High Relief 12054 3.48%
Coin drop 11653 3.37%
Reverse Cameo 11361 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11305 3.27%