Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 952293 search inquires.

Random title: Coin Envelope
Explanation: A special envelope made from paper which has little or no harmful chemicals that may affect a coin's appearance, condition or value

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54481 13.90%
Silver Clad 31556 8.05%
Coin Silver 23638 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22491 5.74%
BN 22041 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21250 5.42%
RB 20403 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17639 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17272 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16375 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16340 4.17%
PQ 15157 3.87%
Rarity 15025 3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14980 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14954 3.81%
Incuse 14148 3.61%
Coin drop 13895 3.54%
High Relief 13851 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13423 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13127 3.35%