Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 922866 search inquires.

Random title: High Relief
Explanation: A coin with deep concave fields due to highly raised designs. High relief coins require extra pressure to be fully struck and are difficult to stack

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54078 14.05%
Silver Clad 31227 8.11%
Coin Silver 23297 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22140 5.75%
BN 21638 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20947 5.44%
RB 20007 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17322 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16911 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16035 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16023 4.16%
PQ 14799 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14666 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14647 3.80%
Rarity 14588 3.79%
Incuse 13766 3.58%
High Relief 13530 3.51%
Coin drop 13516 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13023 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12807 3.33%