Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 931059 search inquires.

Selected title: Fiat Money

Explanation: Money that is not backed by specie and is legal tender by decree

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54202	14.00%
Silver Clad	31327	8.09%
Coin Silver	23401	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22232	5.74%
BN	21767	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21031	5.43%
RB	20116	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17423	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17025	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16132	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16126	4.17%
PQ	14890	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14745	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14742	3.81%
Rarity	14713	3.80%
Incuse	13877	3.59%
High Relief	13627	3.52%
Coin drop	13621	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13143	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12902	3.33%