Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885836 search inquires.

Random title: Bullion
Explanation: A term used when referring to items made of precious metal. Particularly silver, gold, and platinum. Often produced in the form of ingots, bars, rounds, and coins. Bullion value of a coin would be the "value of the metal" the coin contains.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53375  14.34%
Silver Clad 30646  8.23%
Coin Silver 22662  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21502  5.78%
BN 20913  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20356  5.47%
RB 19302  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16698  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16241  4.36%
Reeded Edge 15447  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15389  4.14%
PQ 14188  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14058  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14030  3.77%
Rarity 13792  3.71%
Incuse 13081  3.51%
High Relief 12932  3.47%
Coin drop 12919  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12361  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12229  3.29%