Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 905414 search inquires.

Random title: Hoard
Explanation: A quantity of coins, usually deliberately concealed or stored at some time in the past, and the same when it is subsequently discovered

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53761 14.19%
Silver Clad 30955 8.17%
Coin Silver 22997 6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21837 5.76%
BN 21299 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20649 5.45%
RB 19689 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17021 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16609 4.38%
Reeded Edge 15746 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15720 4.15%
PQ 14507 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14373 3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14336 3.78%
Rarity 14226 3.75%
Incuse 13435 3.54%
Coin drop 13232 3.49%
High Relief 13225 3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12700 3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12520 3.30%