Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 894023 search inquires.

Random title: Denomination

Explanation: Face value of a coin or paper note; exact monetary value marked and considered legal tender

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53540	14.29%
Silver Clad	30764	8.21%
Coin Silver	22797	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21636	5.77%
BN	21066	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20462	5.46%
RB	19467	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16827	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16389	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15556	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15512	4.14%
PQ	14323	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14169	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14138	3.77%
Rarity	13952	3.72%
Incuse	13230	3.53%
High Relief	13045	3.48%
Coin drop	13035	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12484	3.33%
Obverse or Face side	12334	3.29%