Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 14346 search inquires.

Random term: Countermark

Explanation: A mark applied to an older coin to modify its value or validity. A countermark will usually cover only a portion of the original coin, which can therefore clearly still be identified

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 1041 13.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 630 7.88%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 602 7.53%
BN 496 6.21%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 482 6.03%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 477 5.97%
Encapsulated Coin 379 4.74%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 364 4.55%
Reeded Edge 354 4.43%
RB 353 4.42%
PF (PF60, PF70) 348 4.35%
MS (MS60-MS70) 338 4.23%
Obverse or Face side 311 3.89%
Reverse Cameo 295 3.69%
Coin Silver 270 3.38%
Buffing (whizzed) 256 3.20%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 253 3.17%
RD 251 3.14%
Clad Coinage 247 3.09%
Hard Times Tokens 224 2.80%

Author: Ioannis Androulakis