Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1128771 search inquires.

Random title: Half Eagle

Explanation: A U.S. gold coin with a face value of $5 first minted in 1795 and last minted in 1929

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56108	13.22%
Silver Clad	32997	7.77%
Coin Silver	25087	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24003	5.65%
BN	23555	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22499	5.30%
RB	22007	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18983	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18934	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17819	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17619	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17040	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16996	4.00%
Rarity	16875	3.98%
PQ	16546	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16237	3.83%
Incuse	15578	3.67%
Coin drop	15436	3.64%
High Relief	15195	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14943	3.52%