Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 756401 search inquires.

Random title: Electrum

Explanation: A naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, used in the very earliest Greek coins. It's name comes from the Greek word elektron meaning amber, because of its pale yellow colour

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	43323	13.36%
Silver Clad	28783	8.87%
Coin Silver	20858	6.43%
Slabbed Coins	19272	5.94%
BN	18930	5.84%
Encapsulated Coin	18231	5.62%
RB	17577	5.42%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14348	4.42%
PF (PF60, PF70)	14237	4.39%
Reeded Edge	13724	4.23%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13436	4.14%
PQ	12490	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	12199	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	12056	3.72%
High Relief	11313	3.49%
Incuse	11291	3.48%
Rarity	11270	3.47%
Coin drop	10674	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	10550	3.25%
Reverse Cameo	9749	3.01%