Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 873487 search inquires.

Random title: Breen Book
Explanation: slang for Walter Breen's magnum opus, Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, published in 1988

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53079 14.47%
Silver Clad 30405 8.29%
Coin Silver 22394 6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21253 5.79%
BN 20637 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20115 5.48%
RB 19059 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16471 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15945 4.35%
Reeded Edge 15199 4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15143 4.13%
PQ 13950 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13832 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13789 3.76%
Rarity 13461 3.67%
Incuse 12816 3.49%
High Relief 12704 3.46%
Coin drop 12616 3.44%
Reverse Cameo 12076 3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11967 3.26%