Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 859104 search inquires.

Random title: Circulation
Explanation: Coins used in commerce to purchase items by the populace are in circulation

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52687  14.54%
Silver Clad 30177  8.33%
Coin Silver 22182  6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21054  5.81%
BN 20413  5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19907  5.49%
RB 18831  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16208  4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15708  4.33%
Reeded Edge 14979  4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14927  4.12%
PQ 13750  3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13624  3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13585  3.75%
Rarity 13217  3.65%
Incuse 12624  3.48%
High Relief 12511  3.45%
Coin drop 12342  3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11867  3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11768  3.25%