Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1091415 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55787 13.33%
Silver Clad 32706 7.82%
Coin Silver 24766 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23681 5.66%
BN 23278 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22216 5.31%
RB 21705 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18691 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18680 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17512 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17331 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16795 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16597 3.97%
Rarity 16527 3.95%
PQ 16257 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15971 3.82%
Incuse 15278 3.65%
Coin drop 15103 3.61%
High Relief 14926 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14643 3.50%