Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1048291 search inquires.

Random title: Blanks (planchet)

Explanation: Pieces of metal being prepared for coinage before the rims have been raised by passing through the upsetting millintended. Intended for coinage but as yet unstruck

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55381	13.56%
Silver Clad	32310	7.91%
Coin Silver	24400	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23316	5.71%
BN	22891	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21895	5.36%
RB	21347	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18374	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18077	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17148	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16994	4.16%
Rarity	16095	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16074	3.94%
PQ	15895	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15648	3.83%
Incuse	14954	3.66%
Coin drop	14699	3.60%
High Relief	14569	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14257	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14000	3.43%