Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 884935 search inquires.

Random title: Reverse or Back side

Explanation: The side of a coin carrying the design of lesser importance, usually opposite from the portrait or date

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53348	14.35%
Silver Clad	30622	8.24%
Coin Silver	22637	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21484	5.78%
BN	20894	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20332	5.47%
RB	19288	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16673	4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16220	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15423	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15365	4.13%
PQ	14166	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14035	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14012	3.77%
Rarity	13751	3.70%
Incuse	13059	3.51%
High Relief	12912	3.47%
Coin drop	12896	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12338	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12211	3.28%