Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1013305 search inquires.

Selected title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55061 13.67%
Silver Clad 32036 7.95%
Coin Silver 24125 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23024 5.71%
BN 22617 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21662 5.38%
RB 21034 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18117 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17835 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16875 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16783 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15825 3.93%
Rarity 15691 3.89%
PQ 15644 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15409 3.82%
Incuse 14706 3.65%
Coin drop 14426 3.58%
High Relief 14341 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13998 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13710 3.40%