Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1155752 search inquires.

Random title: Currency

Explanation: Refers to coins and paper money that are legal tender. However, many people use the word currency for paper money only

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56395	13.13%
Silver Clad	33255	7.74%
Coin Silver	25344	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24264	5.65%
BN	23796	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22739	5.29%
RB	22256	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19257	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19129	4.45%
Reeded Edge	18066	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17849	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17281	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17265	4.02%
Rarity	17183	4.00%
PQ	16789	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16437	3.83%
Incuse	15826	3.68%
Coin drop	15716	3.66%
High Relief	15442	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15210	3.54%