Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1009769 search inquires.

Random title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55020  13.68%
Silver Clad 32007  7.96%
Coin Silver 24096  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22997  5.72%
BN 22581  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21639  5.38%
RB 21002  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18095  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17802  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16849  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16752  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15798  3.93%
Rarity 15650  3.89%
PQ 15621  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15379  3.82%
Incuse 14673  3.65%
Coin drop 14397  3.58%
High Relief 14313  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13965  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13647  3.39%