Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 883013 search inquires.

Selected title: Branch Mint
Explanation: One of the various subsidiary government facilities that struck, or still strikes, coin; Any US Mint other than Philadelphia

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53296 14.38%
Silver Clad 30571 8.25%
Coin Silver 22590 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21436 5.78%
BN 20843 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20280 5.47%
RB 19238 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16634 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16166 4.36%
Reeded Edge 15373 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15320 4.13%
PQ 14120 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13990 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13957 3.76%
Rarity 13716 3.70%
Incuse 13010 3.51%
High Relief 12860 3.47%
Coin drop 12841 3.46%
Reverse Cameo 12289 3.31%
Obverse or Face side 12167 3.28%