Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 974410 search inquires.

Random title: Fleur de Coin
Explanation: A perfect or virtually perfect coin. Fully struck up. No Contact- or other Detracting Marks visible with the naked eye, and only minute superficial imperfections, relating to the manufacturing process rather than any other cause, may be visible under magnification. Fully Lustre or Mint Bloom is present. It is a completely flawless mint state coin with nothing forgiven

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54733  13.80%
Silver Clad 31752  8.01%
Coin Silver 23835  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22722  5.73%
BN 22274  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21418  5.40%
RB 20656  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17847  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17496  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16585  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16537  4.17%
PQ 15374  3.88%
Rarity 15316  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15223  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15151  3.82%
Incuse 14395  3.63%
Coin drop 14114  3.56%
High Relief 14058  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13660  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13368  3.37%