Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1022502 search inquires.

Random title: Problem Coin
Explanation: Any coin that has been cleaned or damaged or has other undesirable characteristics

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55127 13.64%
Silver Clad 32096 7.94%
Coin Silver 24182 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23108 5.72%
BN 22684 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21715 5.37%
RB 21135 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18168 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17897 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16931 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16830 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15881 3.93%
Rarity 15807 3.91%
PQ 15704 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15460 3.82%
Incuse 14769 3.65%
Coin drop 14484 3.58%
High Relief 14388 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14058 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13782 3.41%