Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1105827 search inquires.

Random title: Reverse or Back side
Explanation: The side of a coin carrying the design of lesser importance, usually opposite from the portrait or date

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55910 13.29%
Silver Clad 32822 7.80%
Coin Silver 24878 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23801 5.66%
BN 23378 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22318 5.30%
RB 21827 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18810 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18784 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17634 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17434 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16893 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16754 3.98%
Rarity 16659 3.96%
PQ 16367 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16065 3.82%
Incuse 15396 3.66%
Coin drop 15215 3.62%
High Relief 15020 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14754 3.51%