Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 858581 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52672 14.54%
Silver Clad 30165 8.33%
Coin Silver 22173 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21042 5.81%
BN 20406 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19898 5.49%
RB 18824 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16196 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15698 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14972 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14916 4.12%
PQ 13744 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13607 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13572 3.75%
Rarity 13208 3.65%
Incuse 12616 3.48%
High Relief 12501 3.45%
Coin drop 12332 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11858 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11759 3.25%