Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 905089 search inquires.

Random title: Trade coin

Explanation: Any coin intended for foreign trade rather than domestic circulation, often intended to circulate based on its bullion value

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53754	14.19%
Silver Clad	30948	8.17%
Coin Silver	22991	6.07%
Slabbed Coins	21832	5.76%
BN	21293	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20639	5.45%
RB	19682	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17018	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16601	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15738	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15713	4.15%
PQ	14502	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14365	3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14331	3.78%
Rarity	14218	3.75%
Incuse	13427	3.54%
Coin drop	13226	3.49%
High Relief	13220	3.49%
Reverse Cameo	12692	3.35%
Obverse or Face side	12513	3.30%