Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1147494 search inquires.

Random title: Denarius

Explanation: An ancient Roman silver coin weighing about 3 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. dime but thicker

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56276	13.16%
Silver Clad	33158	7.75%
Coin Silver	25251	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24165	5.65%
BN	23698	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22650	5.30%
RB	22172	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19142	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19048	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17969	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17757	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17177	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17167	4.01%
Rarity	17080	3.99%
PQ	16689	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16358	3.83%
Incuse	15732	3.68%
Coin drop	15619	3.65%
High Relief	15346	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15108	3.53%