Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1031855 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) 55210 13.61%
Silver Clad 32164 7.93%
Coin Silver 24259 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23178 5.71%
BN 22756 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21781 5.37%
RB 21212 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18223 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17953 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17008 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16879 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15935 3.93%
Rarity 15899 3.92%
PQ 15776 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15514 3.83%
Incuse 14831 3.66%
Coin drop 14550 3.59%
High Relief 14445 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14135 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13859 3.42%