Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 858429 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) 52664 14.54%
Silver Clad 30161 8.33%
Coin Silver 22171 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21041 5.81%
BN 20405 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19895 5.49%
RB 18822 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16195 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15696 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14970 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14914 4.12%
PQ 13743 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13605 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13571 3.75%
Rarity 13206 3.65%
Incuse 12613 3.48%
High Relief 12500 3.45%
Coin drop 12331 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11857 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11757 3.25%