Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 534795 search inquires.

Random term: Currency
Explanation: Refers to coins and paper money that are legal tender. However, many people use the word currency for paper money only

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 33303 13.86%
Silver Clad 24784 10.32%
BN 15385 6.40%
Encapsulated Coin 14781 6.15%
RB 13480 5.61%
Slabbed Coins 13202 5.49%
Coin Silver 11292 4.70%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 11209 4.67%
Reeded Edge 10522 4.38%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 10351 4.31%
PF (PF60, PF70) 10163 4.23%
MS (MS60-MS70) 9028 3.76%
PQ 9002 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 8574 3.57%
High Relief 8432 3.51%
Obverse or Face side 8018 3.34%
Incuse 7500 3.12%
Rarity 7355 3.06%
Reverse Cameo 6948 2.89%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 6854 2.85%