Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 859895 search inquires.

Selected title: World Coins
Explanation: Coins issued by various nations, as in a collection comprised of coins thereof

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52716 14.53%
Silver Clad 30195 8.32%
Coin Silver 22197 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21066 5.81%
BN 20430 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19926 5.49%
RB 18849 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16230 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15728 4.34%
Reeded Edge 14994 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14951 4.12%
PQ 13769 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13641 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13602 3.75%
Rarity 13239 3.65%
Incuse 12642 3.49%
High Relief 12530 3.45%
Coin drop 12362 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11883 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11783 3.25%