Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 859558 search inquires.

Selected title: Common date
Explanation: A particular issue within a series that is readily available. No exact number can be used to determine which coins are common dates as this is relative to the mintage of the series. (i.e. A 1799 eagle is a common date within its series just as an 1881-S silver dollar is a common date within the Morgan series. Obviously, the 1799 eagle is rare compared to the 1881-S dollar)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52708 14.53%
Silver Clad 30191 8.32%
Coin Silver 22195 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21063 5.81%
BN 20427 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19922 5.49%
RB 18847 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16225 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15724 4.34%
Reeded Edge 14991 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14947 4.12%
PQ 13765 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13640 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13601 3.75%
Rarity 13236 3.65%
Incuse 12639 3.48%
High Relief 12528 3.45%
Coin drop 12359 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11882 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11779 3.25%