Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1082590 search inquires.

Random title: Commemorative

Explanation: Coin issued by the government to celebrate and honour an outstanding person, place, or event in history. These coins are extremely popular with collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55698	13.44%
Silver Clad	32624	7.87%
Coin Silver	24706	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23600	5.69%
BN	23203	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22157	5.35%
RB	21632	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18623	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18546	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17442	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17268	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16485	3.98%
Rarity	16422	3.96%
PQ	16187	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15902	3.84%
Incuse	15207	3.67%
Coin drop	15017	3.62%
High Relief	14848	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14564	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14259	3.44%