Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 635722 search inquires.

Random title: SP

Explanation: Specimen: Better than business strike, but not quite a proof

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	37379	13.37%
Silver Clad	26741	9.57%
Coin Silver	18920	6.77%
BN	16778	6.00%
Encapsulated Coin	16191	5.79%
Slabbed Coins	15815	5.66%
RB	15356	5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12515	4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70)	12142	4.34%
Reeded Edge	11938	4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11635	4.16%
PQ	10409	3.72%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10318	3.69%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10207	3.65%
High Relief	9595	3.43%
Incuse	9512	3.40%
Coin drop	8854	3.17%
Obverse or Face side	8822	3.16%
Rarity	8484	3.04%
Reverse Cameo	7869	2.82%