Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1113739 search inquires.

Random title: Fake

Explanation: Any non genuine coin made in imitation of the real thing, usually with the intention to deceive. The term fake does not apply to pattern or replica coins

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55984	13.27%
Silver Clad	32889	7.79%
Coin Silver	24942	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23885	5.66%
BN	23439	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22382	5.30%
RB	21886	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18865	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18831	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17690	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17500	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16949	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16837	3.99%
Rarity	16738	3.97%
PQ	16428	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16123	3.82%
Incuse	15455	3.66%
Coin drop	15285	3.62%
High Relief	15076	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14814	3.51%