Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 948170 search inquires.

Selected title: Conjoined
Explanation: Joined together, usually used to describe two or more portraits, one behind the other. Examples include coins of William and Mary

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54437  13.92%
Silver Clad 31519  8.06%
Coin Silver 23600  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22452  5.74%
BN 21993  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21215  5.42%
RB 20350  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17607  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17230  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16339  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16307  4.17%
PQ 15104  3.86%
Rarity 14964  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14935  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14919  3.81%
Incuse 14088  3.60%
Coin drop 13846  3.54%
High Relief 13817  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13382  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13089  3.35%