Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 979628 search inquires.

Random title: Weak Strike

Explanation: A coin with certain of its details (in the areas of high relief) not fully formed because of the hardness of alloy, insufficient striking pressure or improper die spacing

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54781	13.79%
Silver Clad	31789	8.00%
Coin Silver	23871	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22766	5.73%
BN	22317	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21445	5.40%
RB	20702	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17873	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17540	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16620	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16558	4.17%
PQ	15409	3.88%
Rarity	15360	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15261	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15190	3.82%
Incuse	14432	3.63%
Coin drop	14156	3.56%
High Relief	14089	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13694	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13399	3.37%