Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 936370 search inquires.

Random title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54268  13.98%
Silver Clad 31380  8.08%
Coin Silver 23455  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22288  5.74%
BN 21833  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21092  5.43%
RB 20183  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17483  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17093  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16194  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16187  4.17%
PQ 14955  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14803  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14795  3.81%
Rarity 14790  3.81%
Incuse 13928  3.59%
Coin drop 13680  3.52%
High Relief 13680  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13221  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12954  3.34%