Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 972761 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54708 13.81%
Silver Clad 31733 8.01%
Coin Silver 23816 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22691 5.73%
BN 22254 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21394 5.40%
RB 20629 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17835 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17478 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16564 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16513 4.17%
PQ 15358 3.88%
Rarity 15290 3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15195 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15130 3.82%
Incuse 14370 3.63%
Coin drop 14096 3.56%
High Relief 14038 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13639 3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13350 3.37%