Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 947990 search inquires.

Selected title: Die Erosion

Explanation: An imperfection in a coin caused by a defective die

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54437	13.92%
Silver Clad	31518	8.06%
Coin Silver	23599	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22450	5.74%
BN	21993	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21215	5.42%
RB	20349	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17607	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17230	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16339	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16305	4.17%
PQ	15104	3.86%
Rarity	14963	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14934	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14918	3.81%
Incuse	14087	3.60%
Coin drop	13845	3.54%
High Relief	13816	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13381	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13086	3.35%