Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 14465 search inquires.

Random term: Carson City

Explanation: The United States branch Mint located in Carson City, Nevada that struck coins from 1870 until 1885 and again from 1889 until 1893. These are among the most popular branch-mint issues

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 1049 13.05%
PR (PR60, PR70) 632 7.86%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 605 7.53%
BN 498 6.19%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 484 6.02%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 479 5.96%
Encapsulated Coin 384 4.78%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 365 4.54%
Reeded Edge 360 4.48%
RB 355 4.42%
PF (PF60, PF70) 354 4.40%
MS (MS60-MS70) 340 4.23%
Obverse or Face side 312 3.88%
Reverse Cameo 298 3.71%
Coin Silver 275 3.42%
Buffing (whizzed) 257 3.20%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 256 3.18%
RD 255 3.17%
Clad Coinage 252 3.13%
Hard Times Tokens 226 2.81%

Author: Ioannis Androulakis