Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 962414 search inquires.

Random title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54617 13.85%
Silver Clad 31660 8.03%
Coin Silver 23735 6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22599 5.73%
BN 22136 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21324 5.41%
RB 20523 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17758 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17386 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16485 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16433 4.17%
PQ 15268 3.87%
Rarity 15175 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15110 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15055 3.82%
Incuse 14264 3.62%
Coin drop 14013 3.55%
High Relief 13950 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13535 3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13256 3.36%