Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1148865 search inquires.

Random title: Regnal year
Explanation: The date as calculated from the start of a reign. On some coins this is shown on the edge, on others including come Islamic coins, all coins are dated with both the commencement date of the reign, and the regnal year, so the actual issue date of the coin can be found by adding the two together. As the start of a reign seldom coincides with the calendar year, there are often two regnal dates for each calendar year, and vice versa

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56291  13.16%
Silver Clad 33165  7.75%
Coin Silver 25265  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24179  5.65%
BN 23707  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22659  5.30%
RB 22177  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19152  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19057  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17986  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17763  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17187  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17173  4.01%
Rarity 17091  3.99%
PQ 16703  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16366  3.82%
Incuse 15746  3.68%
Coin drop 15632  3.65%
High Relief 15359  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15124  3.53%