Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 949596 search inquires.

Selected title: Exergue

Explanation: The lower part of a coin or medal, usually divided from the field by a line (an exergual line) and often containing the date, mintmark or engraver's initial(s)

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54447	13.91%
Silver Clad	31531	8.05%
Coin Silver	23609	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22465	5.74%
BN	22012	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21225	5.42%
RB	20366	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17622	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17243	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16350	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16319	4.17%
PQ	15116	3.86%
Rarity	14987	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14948	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14931	3.81%
Incuse	14103	3.60%
Coin drop	13861	3.54%
High Relief	13829	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13396	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13102	3.35%