Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 980142 search inquires.

Selected title: Encapsulated Coin

Explanation: One that has been sealed in a plastic holder to avoid damage to the coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54788	13.78%
Silver Clad	31796	8.00%
Coin Silver	23878	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22772	5.73%
BN	22322	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21447	5.40%
RB	20712	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17880	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17546	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16627	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16566	4.17%
PQ	15411	3.88%
Rarity	15370	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15270	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15195	3.82%
Incuse	14441	3.63%
Coin drop	14165	3.56%
High Relief	14097	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13701	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13406	3.37%