Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 957345 search inquires.

Random title: Altered Date
Explanation: A false date on a coin-a date altered to make a coin appear to be one of a rarer or more valuable issue, often done to try to deceive someone

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54548 13.87%
Silver Clad 31603 8.04%
Coin Silver 23688 6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22543 5.73%
BN 22088 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21282 5.41%
RB 20471 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17687 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17329 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16434 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16384 4.17%
PQ 15212 3.87%
Rarity 15096 3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15045 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14997 3.81%
Incuse 14209 3.61%
Coin drop 13945 3.55%
High Relief 13899 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13472 3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13188 3.35%