Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1009975 search inquires.

Random title: Relief
Explanation: Any part of a coin design that is raised above the coin's surface is said to be in relief. It also represents the distance between the higher and the lowest place of the design of a coin (the opposite of relief is incuse)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55027  13.68%
Silver Clad 32011  7.96%
Coin Silver 24101  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23004  5.72%
BN 22588  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21640  5.38%
RB 21004  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18099  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17808  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16851  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16758  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15802  3.93%
Rarity 15657  3.89%
PQ 15622  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15385  3.82%
Incuse 14677  3.65%
Coin drop 14400  3.58%
High Relief 14315  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13970  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13649  3.39%