Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1047432 search inquires.

Random title: Ask Price

Explanation: The price a dealer or trader is asking for a coin. Often used to indicate the 'wholesale' asking price between dealers or on a coin trading network

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55373	13.56%
Silver Clad	32302	7.91%
Coin Silver	24386	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23311	5.71%
BN	22886	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21891	5.36%
RB	21339	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18364	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18071	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17143	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16990	4.16%
Rarity	16086	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16064	3.93%
PQ	15891	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15642	3.83%
Incuse	14947	3.66%
Coin drop	14694	3.60%
High Relief	14564	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14251	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13991	3.43%