Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1068776 search inquires.

Random title: Relief
Explanation: Any part of a coin design that is raised above the coin's surface is said to be in relief. It also represents the distance between the higher and the lowest place of the design of a coin (the opposite of relief is incuse)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55561  13.49%
Silver Clad 32467  7.89%
Coin Silver 24578  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23459  5.70%
BN 23044  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22039  5.35%
RB 21512  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18502  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18411  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17326  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17144  4.16%
Rarity 16270  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16248  3.95%
PQ 16062  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15792  3.84%
Incuse 15085  3.66%
Coin drop 14882  3.61%
High Relief 14735  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14417  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14153  3.44%