Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1131050 search inquires.

Selected title: Certified Coin (slabbed)

Explanation: A coin authenticated and graded by a professional service. Often a certified coin is accompanied by a photograph certificate or is sealed in a plastic slab

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56130	13.21%
Silver Clad	33019	7.77%
Coin Silver	25103	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24025	5.66%
BN	23564	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22515	5.30%
RB	22021	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19002	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18946	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17833	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17630	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17054	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17015	4.01%
Rarity	16905	3.98%
PQ	16559	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16249	3.83%
Incuse	15594	3.67%
Coin drop	15455	3.64%
High Relief	15212	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14959	3.52%