Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1055923 search inquires.

Random title: Blanks (planchet)

Explanation: Pieces of metal being prepared for coinage before the rims have been raised by passing through the upsetting millintended. Intended for coinage but as yet unstruck

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55448	13.54%
Silver Clad	32354	7.90%
Coin Silver	24459	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23360	5.71%
BN	22947	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21948	5.36%
RB	21395	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18414	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18127	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17210	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17041	4.16%
Rarity	16159	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16137	3.94%
PQ	15950	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15695	3.83%
Incuse	14995	3.66%
Coin drop	14761	3.61%
High Relief	14620	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14306	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14047	3.43%