Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 995639 search inquires.

Random title: Fishscale

Explanation: Canadian 5 cents silver; U.S. 3 cent silver coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54908	13.72%
Silver Clad	31911	7.98%
Coin Silver	23981	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22894	5.72%
BN	22461	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21548	5.39%
RB	20870	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17992	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17685	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16747	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16663	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15696	3.92%
PQ	15519	3.88%
Rarity	15514	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15286	3.82%
Incuse	14570	3.64%
Coin drop	14288	3.57%
High Relief	14208	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13846	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13520	3.38%