Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 14239 search inquires.

Random term: Paper Money

Explanation: Paper notes with standardized characteristics issued as money

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 1037  13.08%
PR (PR60, PR70) 627  7.91%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 600  7.57%
BN 491  6.19%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 479  6.04%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 475  5.99%
Encapsulated Coin 378  4.77%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 363  4.58%
Reeded Edge 353  4.45%
RB 350  4.41%
PF (PF60, PF70) 344  4.34%
MS (MS60-MS70) 337  4.25%
Obverse or Face side 309  3.90%
Reverse Cameo 294  3.71%
Coin Silver 269  3.39%
Buffing (whizzed) 254  3.20%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 252  3.18%
RD 249  3.14%
Clad Coinage 245  3.09%
Hard Times Tokens 223  2.81%

Author: Ioannis Androulakis