Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 857888 search inquires.

Selected title: Burnishing lines
Explanation: Lines resulting from burnishing, seen mainly on open-collar Proofs and almost never found on close-collar Proofs. These lines are incuse in the fields and go under lettering and devices

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52641 14.55%
Silver Clad 30151 8.33%
Coin Silver 22159 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21030 5.81%
BN 20393 5.64%
Encapsulated Coin 19882 5.49%
RB 18808 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16177 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15685 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14956 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14901 4.12%
PQ 13730 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13594 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13559 3.75%
Rarity 13190 3.65%
Incuse 12600 3.48%
High Relief 12489 3.45%
Coin drop 12311 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11845 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11745 3.25%