Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1028495 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55182 13.62%
Silver Clad 32139 7.93%
Coin Silver 24223 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23153 5.72%
BN 22733 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21753 5.37%
RB 21185 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18201 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17934 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16982 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16859 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15909 3.93%
Rarity 15854 3.91%
PQ 15740 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15502 3.83%
Incuse 14807 3.66%
Coin drop 14526 3.59%
High Relief 14422 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14107 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13830 3.41%