Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1155211 search inquires.

Random title: Contemporary counterfeit
Explanation: A coin, usually base metal, struck from crudely engraved dies and made to pass for face value at the time of its creation. Sometimes such counterfeits are collected along with the genuine coins, especially in the case of American Colonial issues

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56389  13.13%
Silver Clad 33248  7.74%
Coin Silver 25338  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24257  5.65%
BN 23787  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22730  5.29%
RB 22250  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19248  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19125  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18060  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17842  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17277  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17257  4.02%
Rarity 17178  4.00%
PQ 16780  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16431  3.83%
Incuse 15819  3.68%
Coin drop 15712  3.66%
High Relief 15433  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15206  3.54%