Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 862502 search inquires.

Random title: Privy mark
Explanation: Originally a small mark or differentiation in the design of a coin for the purpose of identifying the mint, moneyer, or some other aspect of the coins production or origin, for control purposes. Nowadays mainly used as a design and marketing feature

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52778 14.53%
Silver Clad 30220 8.32%
Coin Silver 22226 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21092 5.81%
BN 20460 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19952 5.49%
RB 18875 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16267 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15755 4.34%
Reeded Edge 15022 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14978 4.12%
PQ 13795 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13674 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13627 3.75%
Rarity 13265 3.65%
Incuse 12663 3.49%
High Relief 12552 3.45%
Coin drop 12397 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11912 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11806 3.25%