Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 821747 search inquires.

Selected title: Incuse

Explanation: The design of a coin which has been impressed below the coin's surface. When the design is raised above the coin's surface it is said to he in relief

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	46617	13.46%
Silver Clad	29663	8.56%
Coin Silver	21665	6.25%
Slabbed Coins	20532	5.93%
BN	19934	5.75%
Encapsulated Coin	19381	5.60%
RB	18380	5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	15566	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15201	4.39%
Reeded Edge	14509	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14379	4.15%
PQ	13280	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13082	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13064	3.77%
Rarity	12577	3.63%
Incuse	12112	3.50%
High Relief	12067	3.48%
Coin drop	11671	3.37%
Reverse Cameo	11382	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	11320	3.27%