Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 913703 search inquires.

Random title: WL
Explanation: Walking Liberty (half dollar): US coin, 1916-1947

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53962  14.09%
Silver Clad 31137  8.13%
Coin Silver 23203  6.06%
Slabbed Coins 22037  5.76%
BN 21518  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20847  5.45%
RB 19889  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17217  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16802  4.39%
Reeded Edge 15936  4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15915  4.16%
PQ 14703  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14559  3.80%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14541  3.80%
Rarity 14453  3.78%
Incuse 13644  3.56%
Coin drop 13423  3.51%
High Relief 13423  3.51%
Reverse Cameo 12905  3.37%
Obverse or Face side 12710  3.32%