Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 862041 search inquires.

Selected title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52757  14.53%
Silver Clad 30212  8.32%
Coin Silver 22217  6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21085  5.81%
BN 20449  5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19945  5.49%
RB 18867  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16254  4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15748  4.34%
Reeded Edge 15013  4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14970  4.12%
PQ 13788  3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13665  3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13618  3.75%
Rarity 13257  3.65%
Incuse 12656  3.48%
High Relief 12545  3.45%
Coin drop 12386  3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11902  3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11799  3.25%