Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 757322 search inquires.

Random title: Treasure
Explanation: Any old gold or silver coin or other object which has been found together with others in a hoard. In Britian, to qualify as 'old' an item usually needs to be over 300 years old, occasionally 200. The precious metal content can be as low as 10% by weight. Single items are excluded. There is a precise legal definition in the 'Treasue Act 1996', which replaces the old 'Treasure Trove' laws

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 43380 13.36%
Silver Clad 28794 8.87%
Coin Silver 20873 6.43%
Slabbed Coins 19297 5.94%
BN 18955 5.84%
Encapsulated Coin 18250 5.62%
RB 17601 5.42%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14365 4.42%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14256 4.39%
Reeded Edge 13731 4.23%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13447 4.14%
PQ 12512 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12221 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12073 3.72%
High Relief 11322 3.49%
Incuse 11306 3.48%
Rarity 11295 3.48%
Coin drop 10688 3.29%
Obverse or Face side 10564 3.25%
Reverse Cameo 9761 3.01%