Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1116060 search inquires.

Random title: Colonial
Explanation: A coin issued by any colony; frequently refers to those produced by European colonies in the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries. Most were made of copper and in small denominations

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56002  13.26%
Silver Clad 32909  7.79%
Coin Silver 24966  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23902  5.66%
BN 23463  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22401  5.30%
RB 21907  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18882  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18852  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17721  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17523  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16969  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16869  3.99%
Rarity 16764  3.97%
PQ 16445  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16145  3.82%
Incuse 15477  3.66%
Coin drop 15313  3.62%
High Relief 15099  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14837  3.51%