Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1074293 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55617 13.47%
Silver Clad 32513 7.88%
Coin Silver 24628 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23525 5.70%
BN 23094 5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22081 5.35%
RB 21558 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18549 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18473 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17372 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17197 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16413 3.98%
Rarity 16327 3.95%
PQ 16118 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15843 3.84%
Incuse 15135 3.67%
Coin drop 14936 3.62%
High Relief 14784 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14465 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14195 3.44%