Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 837900 search inquires.

Random title: Die Polish
Explanation: Small raised lines in the field of a coin resulting from polishing of a die to remove chips, clash marks, etc.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 47312  13.33%
Silver Clad 29852  8.41%
Coin Silver 21864  6.16%
Slabbed Coins 20743  5.85%
BN 20117  5.67%
Encapsulated Coin 19586  5.52%
RB 18547  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15815  4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15397  4.34%
Reeded Edge 14674  4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14580  4.11%
PQ 13485  3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13302  3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13263  3.74%
Rarity 12817  3.61%
Incuse 12315  3.47%
High Relief 12237  3.45%
Coin drop 11905  3.35%
Reverse Cameo 11563  3.26%
Obverse or Face side 11483  3.24%