Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1127408 search inquires.

Random title: CC

Explanation: Carson City (Nevada): Mintmark, 1870-93, gold and silver coins only

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56097	13.22%
Silver Clad	32987	7.78%
Coin Silver	25072	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23994	5.66%
BN	23542	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22490	5.30%
RB	21997	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18973	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18925	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17808	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17611	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17028	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16988	4.00%
Rarity	16862	3.97%
PQ	16531	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16227	3.83%
Incuse	15563	3.67%
Coin drop	15413	3.63%
High Relief	15182	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14930	3.52%