Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 702093 search inquires.

Random title: FRNS
Explanation: Fellow of Royal Numismatic Society. Collector and dealer organization

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 39701 13.14%
Silver Clad 27799 9.20%
Coin Silver 19914 6.59%
BN 17830 5.90%
Slabbed Coins 17700 5.86%
Encapsulated Coin 17205 5.69%
RB 16486 5.46%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13461 4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13305 4.40%
Reeded Edge 12871 4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12580 4.16%
PQ 11417 3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11326 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11199 3.71%
High Relief 10495 3.47%
Incuse 10477 3.47%
Rarity 9962 3.30%
Coin drop 9813 3.25%
Obverse or Face side 9732 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8874 2.94%