Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 894023 search inquires.

Random title: Medium of Exchange
Explanation: Something accepted by people as having a certain value that is used to exchange or trade. Often coins and paper money are used as mediums of exchange, but it can be anything

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53540  14.29%
Silver Clad 30764  8.21%
Coin Silver 22797  6.08%
Slabbed Coins 21636  5.77%
BN 21066  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20462  5.46%
RB 19467  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16827  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16389  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15556  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15512  4.14%
PQ 14323  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14169  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14138  3.77%
Rarity 13952  3.72%
Incuse 13230  3.53%
High Relief 13045  3.48%
Coin drop 13035  3.48%
Reverse Cameo 12484  3.33%
Obverse or Face side 12334  3.29%