Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 950846 search inquires.

Random title: Flyspecks

Explanation: Minute oxidation spots often seen on the surfaces of coins, particularly higher grade copper and nickel coins, caused by exposure to small drops of moisture

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54461	13.90%
Silver Clad	31543	8.05%
Coin Silver	23624	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22477	5.74%
BN	22022	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21239	5.42%
RB	20384	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17630	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17256	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16362	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16328	4.17%
PQ	15130	3.86%
Rarity	15004	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14962	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14943	3.81%
Incuse	14117	3.60%
Coin drop	13875	3.54%
High Relief	13839	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13407	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13113	3.35%