Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 701800 search inquires.

Random title: FS# (FS1-FS?)
Explanation: Fivaz and Stanton number (19xx): Die variety - many series

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 39692 13.14%
Silver Clad 27796 9.20%
Coin Silver 19910 6.59%
BN 17821 5.90%
Slabbed Coins 17693 5.86%
Encapsulated Coin 17201 5.69%
RB 16479 5.46%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13459 4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13300 4.40%
Reeded Edge 12869 4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12577 4.16%
PQ 11414 3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11321 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11198 3.71%
High Relief 10489 3.47%
Incuse 10475 3.47%
Rarity 9956 3.30%
Coin drop 9808 3.25%
Obverse or Face side 9728 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8871 2.94%