Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 930406 search inquires.

Random title: Colonial
Explanation: A coin issued by any colony; frequently refers to those produced by European colonies in the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries. Most were made of copper and in small denominations

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54187  14.01%
Silver Clad 31323  8.10%
Coin Silver 23392  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22227  5.74%
BN 21760  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21026  5.43%
RB 20113  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17413  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17017  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16124  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16118  4.17%
PQ 14885  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14741  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14734  3.81%
Rarity 14705  3.80%
Incuse 13869  3.58%
High Relief 13620  3.52%
Coin drop 13611  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13138  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12893  3.33%