Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1149729 search inquires.

Selected title: Gem

Explanation: Applied to an Uncirculated or Proof coin, denotes 'flawless' and suggest 'high aesthetic quality'

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56307	13.15%
Silver Clad	33174	7.75%
Coin Silver	25276	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24197	5.65%
BN	23725	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22675	5.30%
RB	22190	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19169	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19069	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17998	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17776	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17205	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17190	4.02%
Rarity	17102	4.00%
PQ	16714	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16377	3.83%
Incuse	15758	3.68%
Coin drop	15645	3.65%
High Relief	15372	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15135	3.54%