Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1082061 search inquires.

Selected title: Denomination

Explanation: Face value of a coin or paper note; exact monetary value marked and considered legal tender

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55693	13.44%
Silver Clad	32604	7.87%
Coin Silver	24701	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23594	5.69%
BN	23189	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22152	5.35%
RB	21626	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18616	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18540	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17438	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17259	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16479	3.98%
Rarity	16413	3.96%
PQ	16179	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15899	3.84%
Incuse	15202	3.67%
Coin drop	15011	3.62%
High Relief	14843	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14557	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14255	3.44%