Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075156 search inquires.

Random title: Colonial
Explanation: A coin issued by any colony; frequently refers to those produced by European colonies in the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries. Most were made of copper and in small denominations

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55632  13.47%
Silver Clad 32525  7.87%
Coin Silver 24636  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23537  5.70%
BN 23103  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22092  5.35%
RB 21567  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18558  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18484  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17382  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17208  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16422  3.98%
Rarity 16342  3.96%
PQ 16127  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15852  3.84%
Incuse 15147  3.67%
Coin drop 14947  3.62%
High Relief 14796  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14475  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14205  3.44%