Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1129797 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)	56117	13.22%
Silver Clad	33003	7.77%
Coin Silver	25093	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24014	5.66%
BN	23557	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22506	5.30%
RB	22012	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18989	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18939	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17823	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17622	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17043	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17003	4.00%
Rarity	16883	3.98%
PQ	16551	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16240	3.82%
Incuse	15581	3.67%
Coin drop	15444	3.64%
High Relief	15199	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14951	3.52%