Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 951765 search inquires.

Random title: Ingot

Explanation: A bar of metal as cast before it is rolled, cut, and stamped into coins. Ingots themselves have also been used as coins or money

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54470	13.90%
Silver Clad	31547	8.05%
Coin Silver	23631	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22480	5.74%
BN	22029	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21243	5.42%
RB	20394	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17633	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17262	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16366	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16332	4.17%
PQ	15133	3.86%
Rarity	15013	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14968	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14948	3.81%
Incuse	14125	3.60%
Coin drop	13883	3.54%
High Relief	13843	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13414	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13118	3.35%