Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 945988 search inquires.

Selected title: Lustre
Explanation: The glossy mint bloom on the surface of an Uncirculated coin. Although normally brilliant, with time luster may become dull, frosty, spotted or discolored. Coin lustre is affected by wear, handling, polishing of dies or planchets, exposure to Chemicals, humidity and temperature

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54394  13.93%
Silver Clad 31485  8.06%
Coin Silver 23566  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22419  5.74%
BN 21958  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21180  5.42%
RB 20314  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17580  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17198  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16304  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16274  4.17%
PQ 15061  3.86%
Rarity 14924  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14907  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14890  3.81%
Incuse 14049  3.60%
Coin drop 13812  3.54%
High Relief 13782  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13344  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13058  3.34%