Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1152774 search inquires.

Random title: Bag Mark
Explanation: A surface mark, usually in the form of a nick, acquired by a coin when it came in contact with others in a mint bag. Bag marks are most common on large and heavy silver and gold coins (also known as contact marks or keg marks)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56346  13.14%
Silver Clad 33212  7.75%
Coin Silver 25302  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24226  5.65%
BN 23756  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22702  5.30%
RB 22222  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19203  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19092  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18029  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17804  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17237  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17223  4.02%
Rarity 17142  4.00%
PQ 16749  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16407  3.83%
Incuse 15792  3.68%
Coin drop 15686  3.66%
High Relief 15403  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15166  3.54%