Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 701796 search inquires.

Random title: Scrip

Explanation: A note issued by and redeemable at a merchant or group of merchants

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	39692	13.14%
Silver Clad	27796	9.20%
Coin Silver	19910	6.59%
BN	17821	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	17693	5.86%
Encapsulated Coin	17201	5.69%
RB	16479	5.46%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	13459	4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13300	4.40%
Reeded Edge	12869	4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	12577	4.16%
PQ	11414	3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11321	3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11198	3.71%
High Relief	10489	3.47%
Incuse	10475	3.47%
Rarity	9956	3.30%
Coin drop	9808	3.25%
Obverse or Face side	9728	3.22%
Reverse Cameo	8871	2.94%