Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1083796 search inquires.

Random title: Blakesley Effect

Explanation: The flattened area that occurs opposite the 'clip' on incomplete planchet coins

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55719	13.43%
Silver Clad	32644	7.87%
Coin Silver	24716	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23624	5.70%
BN	23218	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22173	5.35%
RB	21645	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18632	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18580	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17457	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17281	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16498	3.98%
Rarity	16444	3.96%
PQ	16199	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15918	3.84%
Incuse	15220	3.67%
Coin drop	15033	3.62%
High Relief	14864	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14580	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14270	3.44%