Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 874159 search inquires.

Selected title: Blended
Explanation: A term applied to an element of a coin (design, date, lettering, etc.) that is worn into another element or the surrounding field

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53086 14.46%
Silver Clad 30415 8.28%
Coin Silver 22400 6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21263 5.79%
BN 20645 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20125 5.48%
RB 19070 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16480 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15954 4.35%
Reeded Edge 15205 4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15149 4.13%
PQ 13958 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13842 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13796 3.76%
Rarity 13480 3.67%
Incuse 12825 3.49%
High Relief 12711 3.46%
Coin drop 12629 3.44%
Reverse Cameo 12086 3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11981 3.26%