Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 998376 search inquires.

Random title: Hard Times Tokens
Explanation: Pieces either of a political or advertising nature, privately made and used as money during most of Andrew Jackson's presidency (1834-1841). These were the approximate size of the then current U.S. large cent

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54928 13.71%
Silver Clad 31932 7.97%
Coin Silver 24005 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22917 5.72%
BN 22476 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21568 5.39%
RB 20895 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18009 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17705 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16763 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16679 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15707 3.92%
Rarity 15540 3.88%
PQ 15534 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15303 3.82%
Incuse 14589 3.64%
Coin drop 14307 3.57%
High Relief 14229 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13865 3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13543 3.38%