Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1061833 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) 55507 13.52%
Silver Clad 32408 7.90%
Coin Silver 24524 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23404 5.70%
BN 22995 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21988 5.36%
RB 21447 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18463 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18182 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17266 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17091 4.16%
Rarity 16210 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16191 3.94%
PQ 15997 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15738 3.83%
Incuse 15037 3.66%
Coin drop 14829 3.61%
High Relief 14676 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14356 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14106 3.44%