Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 716175 search inquires.

Random title: VAM# (VAM1-VAM230?)
Explanation: Van Allen and Mallis number (1976): Die variety - Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 40745 13.22%
Silver Clad 28078 9.11%
Coin Silver 20174 6.54%
Slabbed Coins 18195 5.90%
BN 18091 5.87%
Encapsulated Coin 17460 5.66%
RB 16755 5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13687 4.44%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13553 4.40%
Reeded Edge 13094 4.25%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12797 4.15%
PQ 11690 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11565 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11432 3.71%
High Relief 10716 3.48%
Incuse 10699 3.47%
Rarity 10360 3.36%
Coin drop 10050 3.26%
Obverse or Face side 9959 3.23%
Reverse Cameo 9103 2.95%