Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1148099 search inquires.

Random title: Commemorative

Explanation: Coin issued by the government to celebrate and honour an outstanding person, place, or event in history. These coins are extremely popular with collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56291	13.16%
Silver Clad	33163	7.75%
Coin Silver	25263	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24178	5.65%
BN	23705	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22657	5.30%
RB	22176	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19151	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19052	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17984	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17762	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17186	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17172	4.01%
Rarity	17089	4.00%
PQ	16699	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16364	3.83%
Incuse	15745	3.68%
Coin drop	15630	3.65%
High Relief	15358	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15120	3.53%