Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1080201 search inquires.

Selected title: Mint Error

Explanation: A misstruck or defective coin produced by a mint

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55677	13.45%
Silver Clad	32593	7.87%
Coin Silver	24686	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23583	5.70%
BN	23177	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22141	5.35%
RB	21612	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18607	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18525	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17423	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17252	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16467	3.98%
Rarity	16399	3.96%
PQ	16164	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15890	3.84%
Incuse	15188	3.67%
Coin drop	14998	3.62%
High Relief	14835	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14540	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14246	3.44%