Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 874381 search inquires.

Selected title: Drachma
Explanation: An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 3 grams, roughly the same size as U.S. dime but thicker

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53092  14.46%
Silver Clad 30423  8.28%
Coin Silver 22406  6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21271  5.79%
BN 20651  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20133  5.48%
RB 19077  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16486  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15962  4.35%
Reeded Edge 15211  4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15155  4.13%
PQ 13964  3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13848  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13803  3.76%
Rarity 13485  3.67%
Incuse 12830  3.49%
High Relief 12717  3.46%
Coin drop 12638  3.44%
Reverse Cameo 12093  3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11989  3.26%