Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1052079 search inquires.

Random title: Die Polish
Explanation: Small raised lines in the field of a coin resulting from polishing of a die to remove chips, clash marks, etc.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55421 13.55%
Silver Clad 32336 7.91%
Coin Silver 24429 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23341 5.71%
BN 22917 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21919 5.36%
RB 21365 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18391 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18105 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17178 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17015 4.16%
Rarity 16132 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16101 3.94%
PQ 15926 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15672 3.83%
Incuse 14972 3.66%
Coin drop 14737 3.60%
High Relief 14600 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14277 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14024 3.43%