Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 858606 search inquires.

Selected title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52672 14.54%
Silver Clad 30165 8.33%
Coin Silver 22173 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21042 5.81%
BN 20406 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19898 5.49%
RB 18824 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16196 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15698 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14972 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14916 4.12%
PQ 13744 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13607 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13572 3.75%
Rarity 13208 3.65%
Incuse 12616 3.48%
High Relief 12501 3.45%
Coin drop 12332 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11858 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11759 3.25%