Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 410779 search inquires.

Random term: NGC
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Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 27044 13.98%
Silver Clad 21342 11.03%
BN 13257 6.85%
Encapsulated Coin 12204 6.31%
RB 10921 5.64%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 9401 4.86%
Slabbed Coins 9285 4.80%
Coin Silver 8752 4.52%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 8647 4.47%
Reeded Edge 8447 4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70) 7822 4.04%
PQ 7097 3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6920 3.58%
MS (MS60-MS70) 6782 3.51%
High Relief 6730 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 6708 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 5727 2.96%
Rarity 5666 2.93%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 5455 2.82%
Clad Coinage 5239 2.71%