Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 994781 search inquires.

Selected title: Overmintmark
Explanation: One mintmark on top of a different mintmark, such as a 'D' over an 'S' (denoted D/S)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54906 13.72%
Silver Clad 31908 7.98%
Coin Silver 23979 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22892 5.72%
BN 22454 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21546 5.39%
RB 20866 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17988 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17681 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16745 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16661 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15691 3.92%
PQ 15513 3.88%
Rarity 15513 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15284 3.82%
Incuse 14565 3.64%
Coin drop 14284 3.57%
High Relief 14204 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13845 3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13518 3.38%