Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 756469 search inquires.

Random title: White Cents
Explanation: See copper nickel

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 43330 13.36%
Silver Clad 28784 8.87%
Coin Silver 20860 6.43%
Slabbed Coins 19276 5.94%
BN 18932 5.84%
Encapsulated Coin 18233 5.62%
RB 17578 5.42%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14349 4.42%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14238 4.39%
Reeded Edge 13724 4.23%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13437 4.14%
PQ 12494 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12200 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12058 3.72%
High Relief 11314 3.49%
Incuse 11292 3.48%
Rarity 11271 3.47%
Coin drop 10675 3.29%
Obverse or Face side 10551 3.25%
Reverse Cameo 9749 3.01%