Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1003641 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54965 13.70%
Silver Clad 31965 7.97%
Coin Silver 24041 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22947 5.72%
BN 22523 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21593 5.38%
RB 20934 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18041 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17749 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16795 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16704 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15743 3.92%
Rarity 15588 3.88%
PQ 15573 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15327 3.82%
Incuse 14618 3.64%
Coin drop 14336 3.57%
High Relief 14256 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13901 3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13580 3.38%