Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 611424 search inquires.

Selected term: Rarity
Explanation: An infrequently encountered or available item; the number of surviving specimens of a particular issue, as may be indicated by a rarity scale index

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 36657 13.72%
Silver Clad 26365 9.87%
BN 16519 6.18%
Encapsulated Coin 15929 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 15330 5.74%
RB 15025 5.62%
Coin Silver 12574 4.71%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12233 4.58%
PF (PF60, PF70) 11797 4.42%
Reeded Edge 11618 4.35%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11353 4.25%
PQ 10135 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10049 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 9871 3.69%
High Relief 9359 3.50%
Incuse 9146 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 8625 3.23%
Coin drop 8528 3.19%
Rarity 8233 3.08%
Reverse Cameo 7634 2.86%