Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 960727 search inquires.

Random title: Fleur de Coin
Explanation: A perfect or virtually perfect coin. Fully struck up. No Contact- or other Detracting Marks visible with the naked eye, and only minute superficial imperfections, relating to the manufacturing process rather than any other cause, may be visible under magnification. Fully Lustre or Mint Bloom is present. It is a completely flawless mint state coin with nothing forgiven

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54589  13.85%
Silver Clad 31630  8.03%
Coin Silver 23717  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22577  5.73%
BN 22114  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21306  5.41%
RB 20497  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17733  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17363  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16462  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16411  4.17%
PQ 15247  3.87%
Rarity 15144  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15092  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15028  3.81%
Incuse 14242  3.61%
Coin drop 13991  3.55%
High Relief 13931  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13503  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13229  3.36%