Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1070966 search inquires.

Random title: B# (B1-B10?)V
Explanation: Browning number (1925): Die variety - Bust Quarters, 1796-1838

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55587 13.48%
Silver Clad 32490 7.88%
Coin Silver 24601 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23496 5.70%
BN 23069 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22063 5.35%
RB 21531 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18530 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18433 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17344 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17171 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16371 3.97%
Rarity 16295 3.95%
PQ 16086 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15813 3.84%
Incuse 15110 3.67%
Coin drop 14909 3.62%
High Relief 14760 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14436 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14172 3.44%