Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 887052 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)	53405	14.33%
Silver Clad	30670	8.23%
Coin Silver	22682	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21534	5.78%
BN	20945	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20375	5.47%
RB	19333	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16717	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16267	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15475	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15413	4.14%
PQ	14215	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14081	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14045	3.77%
Rarity	13806	3.71%
Incuse	13114	3.52%
High Relief	12954	3.48%
Coin drop	12937	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12382	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12247	3.29%