Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 957629 search inquires.

Random title: Fleur de Coin
Explanation: A perfect or virtually perfect coin. Fully struck up. No Contact- or other Detracting Marks visible with the naked eye, and only minute superficial imperfections, relating to the manufacturing process rather than any other cause, may be visible under magnification. Fully Lustre or Mint Bloom is present. It is a completely flawless mint state coin with nothing forgiven

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54548  13.87%
Silver Clad 31603  8.04%
Coin Silver 23688  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22543  5.73%
BN 22088  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21282  5.41%
RB 20471  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17687  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17329  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16434  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16384  4.17%
PQ 15212  3.87%
Rarity 15096  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15045  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14997  3.81%
Incuse 14209  3.61%
Coin drop 13945  3.55%
High Relief 13899  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13472  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13188  3.35%