Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 686676 search inquires.

Random title: Thumbing

Explanation: The rubbing of skin oil onto a coin in an attempt to hide contact marks

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	38787	13.08%
Silver Clad	27559	9.29%
Coin Silver	19712	6.65%
BN	17574	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	17163	5.79%
Encapsulated Coin	16976	5.72%
RB	16235	5.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	13242	4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13030	4.39%
Reeded Edge	12681	4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	12372	4.17%
PQ	11188	3.77%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11119	3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10972	3.70%
High Relief	10278	3.46%
Incuse	10264	3.46%
Rarity	9645	3.25%
Coin drop	9612	3.24%
Obverse or Face side	9538	3.22%
Reverse Cameo	8665	2.92%