Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 874134 search inquires.

Selected title: Blended
Explanation: A term applied to an element of a coin (design, date, lettering, etc.) that is worn into another element or the surrounding field

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53085 14.46%
Silver Clad 30413 8.28%
Coin Silver 22399 6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21261 5.79%
BN 20644 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20124 5.48%
RB 19069 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16478 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15951 4.35%
Reeded Edge 15204 4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15148 4.13%
PQ 13957 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13840 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13795 3.76%
Rarity 13478 3.67%
Incuse 12823 3.49%
High Relief 12710 3.46%
Coin drop 12627 3.44%
Reverse Cameo 12085 3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11978 3.26%