Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1038887 search inquires.

Random title: Commemorative

Explanation: Coin issued by the government to celebrate and honour an outstanding person, place, or event in history. These coins are extremely popular with collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55287	13.59%
Silver Clad	32227	7.92%
Coin Silver	24318	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23243	5.71%
BN	22811	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21831	5.37%
RB	21273	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18285	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18004	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17063	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16929	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15997	3.93%
Rarity	15982	3.93%
PQ	15825	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15575	3.83%
Incuse	14883	3.66%
Coin drop	14616	3.59%
High Relief	14503	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14190	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13922	3.42%