Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1038366 search inquires.

Random title: Head
Explanation: Usually used to describe the main (obverse) side of a coin, in most countries this carries the portrait of the ruler. As the space available on coins is limited, this portrait is often limited to the head or bust rather than full length. Can also describe a head or bust shown on any part of a coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55283 13.59%
Silver Clad 32219 7.92%
Coin Silver 24314 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23237 5.71%
BN 22803 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21829 5.37%
RB 21270 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18281 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18002 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17060 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16924 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15994 3.93%
Rarity 15975 3.93%
PQ 15818 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15572 3.83%
Incuse 14880 3.66%
Coin drop 14613 3.59%
High Relief 14498 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14182 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13921 3.42%