Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1050428 search inquires.

Random title: Type Coin
Explanation: A 'type' coin is a representative example of a particular coin series, but not one of the rarest and most valuable specimens from that series. It is usually one of the more common dates

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55410  13.56%
Silver Clad 32327  7.91%
Coin Silver 24418  5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23333  5.71%
BN 22906  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21908  5.36%
RB 21360  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18381  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18097  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17168  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17008  4.16%
Rarity 16119  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16094  3.94%
PQ 15914  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15666  3.83%
Incuse 14966  3.66%
Coin drop 14722  3.60%
High Relief 14585  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14267  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14013  3.43%