Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1077570 search inquires.

Selected title: Legend

Explanation: The principal inscription on a coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55658	13.46%
Silver Clad	32545	7.87%
Coin Silver	24656	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23548	5.70%
BN	23124	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22114	5.35%
RB	21588	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18580	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18497	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17399	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17222	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16445	3.98%
Rarity	16368	3.96%
PQ	16137	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15864	3.84%
Incuse	15162	3.67%
Coin drop	14970	3.62%
High Relief	14809	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14498	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14225	3.44%