Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 994429 search inquires.

Random title: High Relief
Explanation: A coin with deep concave fields due to highly raised designs. High relief coins require extra pressure to be fully struck and are difficult to stack

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54903 13.73%
Silver Clad 31905 7.98%
Coin Silver 23978 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22886 5.72%
BN 22450 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21542 5.39%
RB 20858 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17988 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17679 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16743 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16655 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15689 3.92%
PQ 15509 3.88%
Rarity 15509 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15282 3.82%
Incuse 14563 3.64%
Coin drop 14281 3.57%
High Relief 14203 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13843 3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13516 3.38%