Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 686477 search inquires.

Random title: Fiat Money

Explanation: Money that is not backed by specie and is legal tender by decree

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	38781	13.08%
Silver Clad	27559	9.29%
Coin Silver	19708	6.65%
BN	17573	5.93%
Slabbed Coins	17159	5.79%
Encapsulated Coin	16974	5.72%
RB	16233	5.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	13242	4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13028	4.39%
Reeded Edge	12679	4.28%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	12372	4.17%
PQ	11186	3.77%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11117	3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10971	3.70%
High Relief	10277	3.47%
Incuse	10263	3.46%
Rarity	9642	3.25%
Coin drop	9611	3.24%
Obverse or Face side	9537	3.22%
Reverse Cameo	8665	2.92%