Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 935783 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)	54261	13.98%
Silver Clad	31371	8.08%
Coin Silver	23451	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22281	5.74%
BN	21822	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21085	5.43%
RB	20176	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17478	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17083	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16185	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16182	4.17%
PQ	14952	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14792	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14791	3.81%
Rarity	14780	3.81%
Incuse	13922	3.59%
High Relief	13677	3.52%
Coin drop	13673	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13216	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	12951	3.34%