Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1090842 search inquires.

Random title: Blakesley Effect

Explanation: The flattened area that occurs opposite the 'clip' on incomplete planchet coins

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55783	13.33%
Silver Clad	32700	7.82%
Coin Silver	24761	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23677	5.66%
BN	23274	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22212	5.31%
RB	21701	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18683	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18675	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17505	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17327	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16791	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16589	3.97%
Rarity	16516	3.95%
PQ	16252	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15967	3.82%
Incuse	15273	3.65%
Coin drop	15094	3.61%
High Relief	14921	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14638	3.50%