Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 933544 search inquires.

Selected title: Chasing

Explanation: A method used by forgers to create a mint mark on a coin. It involves heating the surfaces and moving the metal to form the mint mark

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54231	13.99%
Silver Clad	31349	8.09%
Coin Silver	23422	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22254	5.74%
BN	21798	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21057	5.43%
RB	20149	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17449	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17055	4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16161	4.17%
Reeded Edge	16158	4.17%
PQ	14922	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14768	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14764	3.81%
Rarity	14753	3.81%
Incuse	13902	3.59%
High Relief	13652	3.52%
Coin drop	13648	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13190	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12922	3.33%