Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085754 search inquires.

Random title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55748 13.43%
Silver Clad 32665 7.87%
Coin Silver 24735 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23639 5.69%
BN 23238 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22187 5.34%
RB 21666 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18651 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18599 4.48%
Reeded Edge 17476 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17296 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16527 3.98%
Rarity 16471 3.97%
PQ 16218 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15936 3.84%
Incuse 15237 3.67%
Coin drop 15060 3.63%
High Relief 14884 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 14603 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14292 3.44%