Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1042423 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55332 13.58%
Silver Clad 32258 7.92%
Coin Silver 24348 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23275 5.71%
BN 22841 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21861 5.36%
RB 21310 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18332 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18038 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17102 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16955 4.16%
Rarity 16036 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16031 3.93%
PQ 15857 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15606 3.83%
Incuse 14918 3.66%
Coin drop 14654 3.60%
High Relief 14535 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14218 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13956 3.42%