Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1057067 search inquires.

Random title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55456 13.54%
Silver Clad 32368 7.90%
Coin Silver 24468 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23369 5.71%
BN 22956 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21954 5.36%
RB 21410 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18425 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18134 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17219 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17049 4.16%
Rarity 16167 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16145 3.94%
PQ 15959 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15704 3.83%
Incuse 15003 3.66%
Coin drop 14778 3.61%
High Relief 14632 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14314 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14057 3.43%