Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 937603 search inquires.

Random title: Off-center
Explanation: Incorrectly centered during striking, resulting in part of the design missing (off the edge)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54278 13.97%
Silver Clad 31392 8.08%
Coin Silver 23472 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22308 5.74%
BN 21849 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21107 5.43%
RB 20209 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17498 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17108 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16210 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16198 4.17%
PQ 14975 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14820 3.81%
Rarity 14811 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14809 3.81%
Incuse 13945 3.59%
High Relief 13696 3.52%
Coin drop 13694 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13238 3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12969 3.34%