Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1071154 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era
Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55587  13.48%
Silver Clad 32490  7.88%
Coin Silver 24604  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23497  5.70%
BN 23071  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22064  5.35%
RB 21532  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18530  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18435  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17345  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17172  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16372  3.97%
Rarity 16295  3.95%
PQ 16087  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15814  3.84%
Incuse 15111  3.67%
Coin drop 14913  3.62%
High Relief 14762  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14437  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14173  3.44%