Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1129859 search inquires.

Selected title: Artificial Toning

Explanation: Coloration added to a coin by treatment with chemicals or other doctoring

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56119	13.22%
Silver Clad	33004	7.77%
Coin Silver	25096	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24015	5.66%
BN	23557	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22507	5.30%
RB	22014	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18990	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18941	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17825	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17623	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17045	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17005	4.00%
Rarity	16885	3.98%
PQ	16551	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16242	3.83%
Incuse	15584	3.67%
Coin drop	15447	3.64%
High Relief	15201	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14951	3.52%