Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1110931 search inquires.

Random title: Weak Strike

Explanation: A coin with certain of its details (in the areas of high relief) not fully formed because of the hardness of alloy, insufficient striking pressure or improper die spacing

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55967	13.27%
Silver Clad	32871	7.79%
Coin Silver	24924	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23858	5.66%
BN	23429	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22367	5.30%
RB	21871	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18849	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18822	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17676	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17485	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16940	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16821	3.99%
Rarity	16720	3.96%
PQ	16412	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16114	3.82%
Incuse	15445	3.66%
Coin drop	15271	3.62%
High Relief	15061	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14805	3.51%