Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1064620 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55533 13.51%
Silver Clad 32440 7.89%
Coin Silver 24546 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23434 5.70%
BN 23017 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22011 5.35%
RB 21478 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18489 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18294 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17292 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17118 4.16%
Rarity 16233 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16218 3.95%
PQ 16030 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15767 3.84%
Incuse 15060 3.66%
Coin drop 14858 3.61%
High Relief 14710 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14381 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14124 3.44%