Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 998213 search inquires.

Selected title: D (mintmark)

Explanation: Dahlonega (Georgia): 1838-61, gold coins only; Denver (Colorado): 1906-present

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54926	13.71%
Silver Clad	31931	7.97%
Coin Silver	24004	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22917	5.72%
BN	22476	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21567	5.39%
RB	20892	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18008	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17704	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16761	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16678	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15707	3.92%
Rarity	15538	3.88%
PQ	15534	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15303	3.82%
Incuse	14588	3.64%
Coin drop	14306	3.57%
High Relief	14228	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13863	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13541	3.38%