Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1077233 search inquires.

Selected title: Field

Explanation: Flat, undetailed part of the surface of a coin between the raised designs, including the date. Quantity of the field is very important to numismatists as an aid to grading coins

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55646	13.46%
Silver Clad	32539	7.87%
Coin Silver	24651	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23545	5.70%
BN	23120	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22109	5.35%
RB	21582	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18577	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18493	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17396	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17215	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16436	3.98%
Rarity	16362	3.96%
PQ	16134	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15859	3.84%
Incuse	15157	3.67%
Coin drop	14965	3.62%
High Relief	14805	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14491	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14220	3.44%