Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086078 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)	55754	13.43%
Silver Clad	32674	7.87%
Coin Silver	24738	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23644	5.69%
BN	23244	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22190	5.34%
RB	21671	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18656	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18622	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17478	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17304	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16537	3.98%
Rarity	16473	3.97%
PQ	16227	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15943	3.84%
Incuse	15240	3.67%
Coin drop	15062	3.63%
High Relief	14888	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	14609	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14296	3.44%