Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1142087 search inquires.

Random title: C# (C1-C23?)
Explanation: Cohen number (1982): Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56228 13.18%
Silver Clad 33110 7.76%
Coin Silver 25204 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24116 5.65%
BN 23657 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22602 5.30%
RB 22118 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19095 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19013 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17921 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17712 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17133 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17126 4.01%
Rarity 17029 3.99%
PQ 16649 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16318 3.82%
Incuse 15687 3.68%
Coin drop 15561 3.65%
High Relief 15297 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15057 3.53%