Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1028652 search inquires.

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Explanation: The legend or lettering on a coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55185	13.62%
Silver Clad	32141	7.93%
Coin Silver	24225	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23156	5.72%
BN	22735	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21757	5.37%
RB	21188	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18203	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17935	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16985	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16862	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15910	3.93%
Rarity	15857	3.91%
PQ	15747	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15503	3.83%
Incuse	14809	3.66%
Coin drop	14530	3.59%
High Relief	14426	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14107	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13832	3.41%