Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 261137 search inquires.

Random term: GMM
Explanation: Gallery Mint Museum: A current producer of replicas of early US coins

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 17648 13.83%
Silver Clad 14167 11.10%
BN 9624 7.54%
Encapsulated Coin 8205 6.43%
RB 7050 5.53%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 6558 5.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 6475 5.08%
Reeded Edge 5543 4.34%
Coin Silver 5425 4.25%
PF (PF60, PF70) 5220 4.09%
Obverse or Face side 5032 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 4882 3.83%
PQ 4496 3.52%
MS (MS60-MS70) 4398 3.45%
Reverse Cameo 4115 3.23%
High Relief 4102 3.22%
Slabbed Coins 3978 3.12%
Clad Coinage 3632 2.85%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 3579 2.81%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 3409 2.67%