Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1078222 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55662 13.46%
Silver Clad 32546 7.87%
Coin Silver 24660 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23554 5.70%
BN 23130 5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22118 5.35%
RB 21594 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18586 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18502 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17404 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17232 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16449 3.98%
Rarity 16374 3.96%
PQ 16143 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15868 3.84%
Incuse 15167 3.67%
Coin drop 14974 3.62%
High Relief 14813 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14508 3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14228 3.44%