Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1057886 search inquires.

Random title: Conjoined
Explanation: Joined together, usually used to describe two or more portraits, one behind the other. Examples include coins of William and Mary

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55472  13.54%
Silver Clad 32372  7.90%
Coin Silver 24479  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23375  5.70%
BN 22967  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21960  5.36%
RB 21413  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18429  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18140  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17227  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17058  4.16%
Rarity 16178  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16154  3.94%
PQ 15964  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15710  3.83%
Incuse 15008  3.66%
Coin drop 14788  3.61%
High Relief 14644  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14318  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14064  3.43%