Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882113 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) 53276 14.38%
Silver Clad 30561 8.25%
Coin Silver 22578 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21424 5.78%
BN 20828 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20273 5.47%
RB 19225 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16619 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16148 4.36%
Reeded Edge 15363 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15304 4.13%
PQ 14110 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13981 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13946 3.76%
Rarity 13696 3.70%
Incuse 13002 3.51%
High Relief 12850 3.47%
Coin drop 12825 3.46%
Reverse Cameo 12279 3.31%
Obverse or Face side 12150 3.28%