Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885842 search inquires.

Random title: N# (N1-N17?)
Explanation: Newcomb number (1944): Die variety - Large Cents, 1816-1868

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53375 14.34%
Silver Clad 30646 8.23%
Coin Silver 22662 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21502 5.78%
BN 20913 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20356 5.47%
RB 19302 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16698 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16241 4.36%
Reeded Edge 15447 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15389 4.14%
PQ 14188 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14058 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14030 3.77%
Rarity 13792 3.71%
Incuse 13081 3.51%
High Relief 12932 3.47%
Coin drop 12919 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12361 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12229 3.29%