Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1126171 search inquires.

Random title: Obol

Explanation: A small silver coin of ancient Greece, originally a day's wages for a rower on a galley or a citizen on jury duty

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56083	13.23%
Silver Clad	32979	7.78%
Coin Silver	25053	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23980	5.66%
BN	23529	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22474	5.30%
RB	21984	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18957	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18914	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17794	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17602	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17020	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16972	4.00%
Rarity	16847	3.97%
PQ	16520	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16212	3.82%
Incuse	15550	3.67%
Coin drop	15396	3.63%
High Relief	15170	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14914	3.52%