Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1059645 search inquires.

Random title: Prooflike

Explanation: A coin that received special minting treatment and a mirror surface prized by collectors, but with minor imperfections due to the minting process

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55481	13.53%
Silver Clad	32387	7.90%
Coin Silver	24495	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23384	5.70%
BN	22974	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21966	5.36%
RB	21429	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18438	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18149	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17242	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17068	4.16%
Rarity	16193	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16166	3.94%
PQ	15977	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15716	3.83%
Incuse	15016	3.66%
Coin drop	14797	3.61%
High Relief	14654	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14332	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14076	3.43%