Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 929694 search inquires.

Random title: Die Polish
Explanation: Small raised lines in the field of a coin resulting from polishing of a die to remove chips, clash marks, etc.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54171 14.01%
Silver Clad 31314 8.10%
Coin Silver 23381 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22220 5.75%
BN 21739 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21018 5.43%
RB 20103 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17402 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17006 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16114 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16101 4.16%
PQ 14875 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14735 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14720 3.81%
Rarity 14693 3.80%
Incuse 13856 3.58%
High Relief 13612 3.52%
Coin drop 13601 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13128 3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12887 3.33%