Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1045537 search inquires.

Random title: Prooflike
Explanation: A coin that received special minting treatment and a mirror surface prized by collectors, but with minor imperfections due to the minting process

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55358  13.57%
Silver Clad 32289  7.91%
Coin Silver 24369  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23302  5.71%
BN 22873  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21879  5.36%
RB 21329  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18358  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18061  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17132  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16979  4.16%
Rarity 16071  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16054  3.93%
PQ 15877  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15630  3.83%
Incuse 14938  3.66%
Coin drop 14681  3.60%
High Relief 14557  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14242  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13975  3.43%