Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 902698 search inquires.

Selected title: Ribs or Ribbing

Explanation: The fine vein lines on the surface of a leaf

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53697	14.22%
Silver Clad	30890	8.18%
Coin Silver	22940	6.07%
Slabbed Coins	21777	5.77%
BN	21236	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20596	5.45%
RB	19620	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16963	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16546	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15693	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15659	4.15%
PQ	14445	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14314	3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14280	3.78%
Rarity	14151	3.75%
Incuse	13381	3.54%
High Relief	13174	3.49%
Coin drop	13168	3.49%
Reverse Cameo	12634	3.34%
Obverse or Face side	12467	3.30%