Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 925029 search inquires.

Selected title: Overstrike

Explanation: An impression made with different dies on a previously struck coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54103	14.03%
Silver Clad	31251	8.11%
Coin Silver	23322	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22162	5.75%
BN	21667	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20970	5.44%
RB	20039	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17340	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16933	4.39%
Reeded Edge	16064	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16047	4.16%
PQ	14823	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14685	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14668	3.80%
Rarity	14613	3.79%
Incuse	13787	3.58%
High Relief	13554	3.52%
Coin drop	13541	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13055	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12829	3.33%