Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 965839 search inquires.

Random title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54628 13.83%
Silver Clad 31669 8.02%
Coin Silver 23744 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22610 5.73%
BN 22150 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21331 5.40%
RB 20534 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17769 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17396 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16492 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16441 4.16%
PQ 15278 3.87%
Rarity 15188 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15120 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15065 3.81%
Incuse 14276 3.61%
Coin drop 14025 3.55%
High Relief 13960 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13546 3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13268 3.36%