Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 980257 search inquires.

Selected title: Lintmarks
Explanation: Small incuse or incised marks on the surface of a Proof or Uncirculated coin caused by stray hairs, threads, and the like adhering to the die after it was wiped with an oil rag

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54794  13.78%
Silver Clad 31802  8.00%
Coin Silver 23883  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22777  5.73%
BN 22326  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21453  5.40%
RB 20716  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17887  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17553  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16632  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16570  4.17%
PQ 15416  3.88%
Rarity 15374  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15275  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15201  3.82%
Incuse 14445  3.63%
Coin drop 14172  3.57%
High Relief 14102  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13706  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13412  3.37%