Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1121105 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)	56049	13.24%
Silver Clad	32944	7.78%
Coin Silver	25007	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23938	5.66%
BN	23493	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22444	5.30%
RB	21945	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18923	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18883	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17761	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17564	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16994	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16918	4.00%
Rarity	16809	3.97%
PQ	16481	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16171	3.82%
Incuse	15513	3.67%
Coin drop	15353	3.63%
High Relief	15140	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14872	3.51%