Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 735144 search inquires.

Random title: Year Set
Explanation: A collection of all coins issued by a country for any one year (does not necessarily include every mint mark)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 41935 13.26%
Silver Clad 28437 8.99%
Coin Silver 20518 6.49%
Slabbed Coins 18742 5.93%
BN 18477 5.84%
Encapsulated Coin 17815 5.63%
RB 17162 5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14025 4.44%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13881 4.39%
Reeded Edge 13408 4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13106 4.15%
PQ 12062 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11884 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11746 3.71%
High Relief 11015 3.48%
Incuse 10994 3.48%
Rarity 10833 3.43%
Coin drop 10369 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 10256 3.24%
Reverse Cameo 9433 2.98%