Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 931827 search inquires.

Selected title: Counterfeit (forgery faux copy)
Explanation: An imitation of a coin or note made to circulate as if actually money; An altered or non-genuine coin made to deceive collectors, usually a more valuable date or variety

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54205  14.00%
Silver Clad 31332  8.09%
Coin Silver 23405  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22235  5.74%
BN 21773  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21038  5.43%
RB 20121  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17428  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17038  4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16142  4.17%
Reeded Edge 16137  4.17%
PQ 14899  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14750  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14748  3.81%
Rarity 14717  3.80%
Incuse 13882  3.59%
High Relief 13637  3.52%
Coin drop 13627  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13170  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12906  3.33%