Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075083 search inquires.

Random title: Ingot

Explanation: A bar of metal as cast before it is rolled, cut, and stamped into coins. Ingots themselves have also been used as coins or money

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55632	13.47%
Silver Clad	32521	7.87%
Coin Silver	24633	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23534	5.70%
BN	23101	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22090	5.35%
RB	21565	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18558	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18482	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17378	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17206	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16420	3.98%
Rarity	16342	3.96%
PQ	16125	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15850	3.84%
Incuse	15146	3.67%
Coin drop	14946	3.62%
High Relief	14792	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14472	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14202	3.44%