Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1097516 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)	55855	13.31%
Silver Clad	32755	7.81%
Coin Silver	24814	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23735	5.66%
BN	23324	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22257	5.31%
RB	21761	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18736	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18730	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17563	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17376	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16839	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16654	3.97%
Rarity	16588	3.95%
PQ	16305	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16015	3.82%
Incuse	15329	3.65%
Coin drop	15148	3.61%
High Relief	14963	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14692	3.50%