Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 975290 search inquires.

Random title: Rim

Explanation: Raised border around the circumference of a coin, not to be confused with the edge. This raised portion encircling the obverse and reverse of the coins, protects the designs from wear

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54749	13.80%
Silver Clad	31758	8.00%
Coin Silver	23845	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22731	5.73%
BN	22288	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21426	5.40%
RB	20668	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17855	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17508	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16592	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16541	4.17%
PQ	15382	3.88%
Rarity	15324	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15235	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15163	3.82%
Incuse	14407	3.63%
Coin drop	14128	3.56%
High Relief	14066	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13668	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13379	3.37%