Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 878239 search inquires.

Selected title: Census
Explanation: A compilation of the known specimens of a particular numismatic item

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53184  14.43%
Silver Clad 30490  8.27%
Coin Silver 22477  6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21335  5.79%
BN 20727  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20193  5.48%
RB 19136  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16549  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16052  4.35%
Reeded Edge 15278  4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15224  4.13%
PQ 14025  3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13909  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13867  3.76%
Rarity 13576  3.68%
Incuse 12907  3.50%
High Relief 12778  3.47%
Coin drop 12713  3.45%
Reverse Cameo 12174  3.30%
Obverse or Face side 12058  3.27%