Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1150432 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era

Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56319	13.15%
Silver Clad	33185	7.75%
Coin Silver	25281	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24205	5.65%
BN	23733	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22680	5.30%
RB	22197	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19181	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19077	4.46%
Reeded Edge	18006	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17785	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17210	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17198	4.02%
Rarity	17112	4.00%
PQ	16723	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16383	3.83%
Incuse	15763	3.68%
Coin drop	15652	3.66%
High Relief	15380	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15144	3.54%