Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 702340 search inquires.

Random title: Motto
Explanation: A word or phrase imprinted on a coin to express a guiding national principle

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 39719 13.14%
Silver Clad 27804 9.20%
Coin Silver 19922 6.59%
BN 17840 5.90%
Slabbed Coins 17711 5.86%
Encapsulated Coin 17215 5.70%
RB 16488 5.45%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13464 4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13306 4.40%
Reeded Edge 12876 4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12586 4.16%
PQ 11423 3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11330 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11201 3.71%
High Relief 10499 3.47%
Incuse 10485 3.47%
Rarity 9972 3.30%
Coin drop 9819 3.25%
Obverse or Face side 9737 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8881 2.94%