Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101446 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55883 13.30%
Silver Clad 32789 7.81%
Coin Silver 24844 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23767 5.66%
BN 23348 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22291 5.31%
RB 21796 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18770 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18759 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17594 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17404 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16867 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16706 3.98%
Rarity 16622 3.96%
PQ 16344 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16036 3.82%
Incuse 15358 3.66%
Coin drop 15181 3.61%
High Relief 14993 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14729 3.51%