Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 952358 search inquires.

Random title: Ingot
Explanation: A bar of metal as cast before it is rolled, cut, and stamped into coins. Ingots themselves have also been used as coins or money

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54483  13.90%
Silver Clad 31559  8.05%
Coin Silver 23638  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22493  5.74%
BN 22042  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21250  5.42%
RB 20405  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17639  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17273  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16375  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16341  4.17%
PQ 15160  3.87%
Rarity 15025  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14982  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14955  3.81%
Incuse 14149  3.61%
Coin drop 13898  3.54%
High Relief 13852  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13423  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13128  3.35%