Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 987759 search inquires.

Random title: Rim

Explanation: Raised border around the circumference of a coin, not to be confused with the edge. This raised portion encircling the obverse and reverse of the coins, protects the designs from wear

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54851	13.75%
Silver Clad	31860	7.99%
Coin Silver	23936	6.00%
Slabbed Coins	22839	5.73%
BN	22393	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21503	5.39%
RB	20789	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17943	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17627	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16696	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16617	4.17%
PQ	15469	3.88%
Rarity	15453	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15350	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15242	3.82%
Incuse	14511	3.64%
Coin drop	14234	3.57%
High Relief	14162	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13778	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13468	3.38%