Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1136811 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era
Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56180 13.20%
Silver Clad 33063 7.77%
Coin Silver 25147 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24075 5.65%
BN 23607 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22557 5.30%
RB 22067 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19057 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18979 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17879 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17673 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17090 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17076 4.01%
Rarity 16968 3.99%
PQ 16604 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16288 3.83%
Incuse 15637 3.67%
Coin drop 15503 3.64%
High Relief 15253 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15006 3.52%