Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1089796 search inquires.

Selected title: Countermark
Explanation: A mark applied to an older coin to modify its value or validity. A countermark will usually cover only a portion of the original coin, which can therefore clearly still be identified

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55774 13.34%
Silver Clad 32689 7.82%
Coin Silver 24755 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23667 5.66%
BN 23264 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22206 5.31%
RB 21685 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18668 4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18656 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17496 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17314 4.14%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16567 3.96%
Rarity 16493 3.94%
PQ 16242 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15961 3.82%
Incuse 15257 3.65%
Coin drop 15079 3.61%
High Relief 14907 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14626 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14319 3.42%