Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 896324 search inquires.

Selected title: Authentic / Authentication

Explanation: An original, non-counterfeit coin; determination by an expert on whether or not a coin is authentic

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53573	14.27%
Silver Clad	30794	8.20%
Coin Silver	22834	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21664	5.77%
BN	21102	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20493	5.46%
RB	19506	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16853	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16429	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15586	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15543	4.14%
PQ	14356	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14202	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14178	3.78%
Rarity	14016	3.73%
Incuse	13270	3.53%
High Relief	13074	3.48%
Coin drop	13060	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12520	3.33%
Obverse or Face side	12365	3.29%