Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 963133 search inquires.

Random title: Hard Times Tokens
Explanation: Pieces either of a political or advertising nature, privately made and used as money during most of Andrew Jackson's presidency (1834-1841). These were the approximate size of the then current U.S. large cent

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54627 13.85%
Silver Clad 31667 8.03%
Coin Silver 23742 6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22606 5.73%
BN 22148 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21331 5.41%
RB 20533 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17767 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17394 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16491 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16440 4.17%
PQ 15277 3.87%
Rarity 15184 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15119 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15065 3.82%
Incuse 14275 3.62%
Coin drop 14023 3.55%
High Relief 13959 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13546 3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13264 3.36%