Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 636284 search inquires.

Random title: S (Mintmark)
Explanation: San Francisco (California): 1854-1955, 1968-present

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 37409 13.37%
Silver Clad 26758 9.56%
Coin Silver 18935 6.77%
BN 16798 6.00%
Encapsulated Coin 16209 5.79%
Slabbed Coins 15828 5.66%
RB 15374 5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12527 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12151 4.34%
Reeded Edge 11949 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11648 4.16%
PQ 10426 3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10330 3.69%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10218 3.65%
High Relief 9608 3.43%
Incuse 9525 3.40%
Coin drop 8865 3.17%
Obverse or Face side 8835 3.16%
Rarity 8507 3.04%
Reverse Cameo 7884 2.82%