Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 520708 search inquires.

Random term: S# (S1-S9?)
Explanation: Snow number (1992): Die variety - Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, 1856-1909

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 32591 13.85%
Silver Clad 24342 10.34%
BN 15167 6.44%
Encapsulated Coin 14573 6.19%
RB 13223 5.62%
Slabbed Coins 12818 5.45%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 11058 4.70%
Coin Silver 11039 4.69%
Reeded Edge 10342 4.39%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 10240 4.35%
PF (PF60, PF70) 9899 4.21%
MS (MS60-MS70) 8791 3.73%
PQ 8790 3.73%
PR (PR60, PR70) 8421 3.58%
High Relief 8252 3.51%
Obverse or Face side 7889 3.35%
Rarity 7170 3.05%
Incuse 7148 3.04%
Reverse Cameo 6835 2.90%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 6725 2.86%