Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1044922 search inquires.

Selected title: Flyspecks

Explanation: Minute oxidation spots often seen on the surfaces of coins, particularly higher grade copper and nickel coins, caused by exposure to small drops of moisture

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55356	13.57%
Silver Clad	32285	7.91%
Coin Silver	24366	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23298	5.71%
BN	22873	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21876	5.36%
RB	21326	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18354	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18058	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17129	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16976	4.16%
Rarity	16061	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16049	3.93%
PQ	15874	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15629	3.83%
Incuse	14935	3.66%
Coin drop	14675	3.60%
High Relief	14555	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14238	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13974	3.43%