Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 894194 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)	53545	14.29%
Silver Clad	30768	8.21%
Coin Silver	22804	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21637	5.77%
BN	21070	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20464	5.46%
RB	19469	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16828	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16391	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15558	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15514	4.14%
PQ	14327	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14171	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14141	3.77%
Rarity	13962	3.73%
Incuse	13233	3.53%
High Relief	13047	3.48%
Coin drop	13037	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12487	3.33%
Obverse or Face side	12335	3.29%