Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 687289 search inquires.

Random title: Design
Explanation: The devices, lettering, etc. appearing on a coin and their arrangement with respect to each other

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 38815 13.08%
Silver Clad 27563 9.29%
Coin Silver 19718 6.64%
BN 17583 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 17181 5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 16985 5.72%
RB 16244 5.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13250 4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13036 4.39%
Reeded Edge 12685 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12377 4.17%
PQ 11193 3.77%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11124 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10979 3.70%
High Relief 10285 3.47%
Incuse 10275 3.46%
Rarity 9654 3.25%
Coin drop 9615 3.24%
Obverse or Face side 9547 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8673 2.92%