Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 999269 search inquires.

Selected title: Fake
Explanation: Any non genuine coin made in imitation of the real thing, usually with the intention to deceive. The term fake does not apply to pattern or replica coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54935 13.71%
Silver Clad 31935 7.97%
Coin Silver 24013 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22920 5.72%
BN 22481 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21572 5.38%
RB 20899 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18012 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17712 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16766 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16681 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15710 3.92%
Rarity 15545 3.88%
PQ 15540 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15304 3.82%
Incuse 14594 3.64%
Coin drop 14309 3.57%
High Relief 14233 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13869 3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13546 3.38%