Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886987 search inquires.

Random title: Filler
Explanation: A coin used to 'fill in' the place in a collection until a better grade coin can be found or purchased to take its place. Often a low grade or damaged coin may be used as a filler until a nice one can be found

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53404  14.33%
Silver Clad 30669  8.23%
Coin Silver 22681  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21530  5.78%
BN 20944  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20374  5.47%
RB 19333  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16717  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16265  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15475  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15412  4.14%
PQ 14214  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14081  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14044  3.77%
Rarity 13805  3.71%
Incuse 13113  3.52%
High Relief 12953  3.48%
Coin drop 12936  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12382  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12246  3.29%