Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1035531 search inquires.

Selected title: Cartwheel

Explanation: The pattern of light reflected by flow lines of mint state coins, resembling spokes of a wheel; Name given to the British pennies and twopences of 1797 due to their unusually broad rims

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55253	13.60%
Silver Clad	32201	7.93%
Coin Silver	24289	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23210	5.71%
BN	22782	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21809	5.37%
RB	21249	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18253	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17983	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17040	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16906	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15974	3.93%
Rarity	15945	3.93%
PQ	15806	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15549	3.83%
Incuse	14859	3.66%
Coin drop	14586	3.59%
High Relief	14483	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14161	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13895	3.42%