HomeFleur-de-coin.comGlossaryCoin dictionary Coin Terminology and Glossary The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 777580 search inquires. Search for a title Please type in the collecting title you would like to search ... Random title: Carbon spot Explanation: A spot seen mainly on copper and gold coins, though also occasionally found on U.S. nickel coins (which are 75% copper) and silver coins (which are 10% copper). Carbon spots are brown to black spots of oxidation that range from minor to severe – some so large and far advanced that the coin is not graded because of environmental damage Most popular coin titles DefinitionSearchesPercentage Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 44516 13.41% Silver Clad 29104 8.77% Coin Silver 21144 6.37% Slabbed Coins 19763 5.95% BN 19272 5.81% Encapsulated Coin 18641 5.62% RB 17893 5.39% Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14702 4.43% PF (PF60, PF70) 14582 4.39% Reeded Edge 14010 4.22% Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13761 4.15% PQ 12806 3.86% MS (MS60-MS70) 12506 3.77% PR (PR60, PR70) 12394 3.73% Rarity 11757 3.54% Incuse 11601 3.50% High Relief 11581 3.49% Coin drop 10991 3.31% Obverse or Face side 10815 3.26% Reverse Cameo 10075 3.04% Resources Coin dictionary - hundreds of coin related titles and definitions Euro dictionary - the language of the new currency Currencies & countries - a list of currency symbols and information Wallpapers - free desktop wallpapers with coin themes Links Index - Links to websites about coins