Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1105046 search inquires.

Random title: Tetradrachma

Explanation: An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 13 to 17 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. quarter but three times thicker

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55901	13.29%
Silver Clad	32813	7.80%
Coin Silver	24870	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23792	5.66%
BN	23367	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22310	5.30%
RB	21821	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18800	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18776	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17626	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17423	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16881	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16743	3.98%
Rarity	16652	3.96%
PQ	16361	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16058	3.82%
Incuse	15385	3.66%
Coin drop	15206	3.62%
High Relief	15013	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14748	3.51%