Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885017 search inquires.

Selected title: P
Explanation: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania): Mintmark, 1942-45 (5c only), 1979- (all but 1c). Sometimes denotes absence of mintmark

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53360 14.35%
Silver Clad 30632 8.24%
Coin Silver 22647 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21490 5.78%
BN 20900 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20344 5.47%
RB 19297 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16682 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16228 4.36%
Reeded Edge 15431 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15376 4.14%
PQ 14175 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14043 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14020 3.77%
Rarity 13755 3.70%
Incuse 13066 3.51%
High Relief 12921 3.47%
Coin drop 12905 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12342 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12220 3.29%