Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 938221 search inquires.

Selected title: Assay
Explanation: To determine the purity of the metal by scientific means

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54285  13.96%
Silver Clad 31400  8.08%
Coin Silver 23476  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22321  5.74%
BN 21856  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21113  5.43%
RB 20213  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17500  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17114  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16213  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16201  4.17%
PQ 14980  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14826  3.81%
Rarity 14815  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14813  3.81%
Incuse 13950  3.59%
Coin drop 13707  3.53%
High Relief 13699  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13245  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12972  3.34%