Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 642661 search inquires.

Random title: Bid

Explanation: The price a dealer (or dealers) are offering to pay for a coin. Sometimes used to indicate a standing offer at that price from a coin dealer or on a trading network

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	37632	13.31%
Silver Clad	26916	9.52%
Coin Silver	19071	6.75%
BN	16930	5.99%
Encapsulated Coin	16332	5.78%
Slabbed Coins	15966	5.65%
RB	15509	5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12661	4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70)	12303	4.35%
Reeded Edge	12075	4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11787	4.17%
PQ	10550	3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10473	3.70%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10355	3.66%
High Relief	9737	3.44%
Incuse	9664	3.42%
Coin drop	8995	3.18%
Obverse or Face side	8959	3.17%
Rarity	8707	3.08%
Reverse Cameo	8030	2.84%