Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 959837 search inquires.

Random title: Relief
Explanation: Any part of a coin design that is raised above the coin's surface is said to be in relief. It also represents the distance between the higher and the lowest place of the design of a coin (the opposite of relief is incuse)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54574  13.86%
Silver Clad 31618  8.03%
Coin Silver 23705  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22564  5.73%
BN 22104  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21294  5.41%
RB 20486  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17719  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17351  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16449  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16401  4.16%
PQ 15235  3.87%
Rarity 15135  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15077  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15015  3.81%
Incuse 14231  3.61%
Coin drop 13969  3.55%
High Relief 13919  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13492  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13217  3.36%