Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1009952 search inquires.

Random title: Beaded Border
Explanation: small, round devices around the edge of a coin, often seen on early U.S. coins. These were replaced by dentils

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55027 13.68%
Silver Clad 32011 7.96%
Coin Silver 24101 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23004 5.72%
BN 22588 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21640 5.38%
RB 21004 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18099 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17808 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16851 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16758 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15802 3.93%
Rarity 15657 3.89%
PQ 15622 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15385 3.82%
Incuse 14677 3.65%
Coin drop 14400 3.58%
High Relief 14315 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13970 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13649 3.39%