Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1050901 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55414 13.56%
Silver Clad 32331 7.91%
Coin Silver 24419 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23336 5.71%
BN 22910 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21913 5.36%
RB 21362 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18384 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18102 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17172 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17010 4.16%
Rarity 16122 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16095 3.94%
PQ 15916 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15667 3.83%
Incuse 14968 3.66%
Coin drop 14727 3.60%
High Relief 14590 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14271 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14017 3.43%