Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 860156 search inquires.

Selected title: Conjoined
Explanation: Joined together, usually used to describe two or more portraits, one behind the other. Examples include coins of William and Mary

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52720 14.53%
Silver Clad 30197 8.32%
Coin Silver 22201 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21069 5.81%
BN 20432 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19930 5.49%
RB 18853 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16233 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15731 4.34%
Reeded Edge 14998 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14956 4.12%
PQ 13772 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13648 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13606 3.75%
Rarity 13241 3.65%
Incuse 12645 3.49%
High Relief 12533 3.45%
Coin drop 12367 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11887 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11785 3.25%