Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 360476 search inquires.

Random term: Error
Explanation: Any unintentional deviation in the minting process resulting in one or more coins with a different appearance than intended

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 24373 14.11%
Silver Clad 19475 11.27%
BN 12117 7.01%
Encapsulated Coin 10937 6.33%
RB 9735 5.63%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 8477 4.91%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 7913 4.58%
Coin Silver 7578 4.39%
Slabbed Coins 7527 4.36%
Reeded Edge 7526 4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70) 6924 4.01%
PQ 6376 3.69%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6237 3.61%
Obverse or Face side 6116 3.54%
High Relief 5948 3.44%
MS (MS60-MS70) 5911 3.42%
Reverse Cameo 5121 2.96%
Rarity 4898 2.83%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 4830 2.80%
Clad Coinage 4640 2.69%