Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 949481 search inquires.

Random title: Die Defect

Explanation: Wear on a die from use in the minting process

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54447	13.91%
Silver Clad	31529	8.05%
Coin Silver	23608	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22464	5.74%
BN	22010	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21225	5.42%
RB	20365	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17619	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17240	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16350	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16319	4.17%
PQ	15116	3.86%
Rarity	14983	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14945	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14929	3.81%
Incuse	14100	3.60%
Coin drop	13861	3.54%
High Relief	13828	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13396	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13101	3.35%