Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 652495 search inquires.

Random title: Siege Pieces

Explanation: Emergency coins struck during battle, also called obsidional coins or money of necessity

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	37828	13.26%
Silver Clad	27053	9.48%
Coin Silver	19205	6.73%
BN	17051	5.98%
Encapsulated Coin	16469	5.77%
Slabbed Coins	16116	5.65%
RB	15622	5.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12786	4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70)	12414	4.35%
Reeded Edge	12199	4.28%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11918	4.18%
PQ	10672	3.74%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10608	3.72%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10473	3.67%
High Relief	9845	3.45%
Incuse	9789	3.43%
Coin drop	9116	3.20%
Obverse or Face side	9082	3.18%
Rarity	8896	3.12%
Reverse Cameo	8160	2.86%