Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1129311 search inquires.

Selected title: Parentheses "(1968S)"
Explanation: Parentheses are placed around all or part of a date and/or mintmark if the date of the coin is known, but none or only part of the date actually appears on the coin. May also be used if only part of the date's digits show. For example: An off center coin with 19(72) listed as it's date means a coin is struck off center and the 19 of the date shows but none or only a portion of the 72 appears

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56108  13.22%
Silver Clad 33000  7.77%
Coin Silver 25088  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24010  5.66%
BN 23555  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22503  5.30%
RB 22009  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18986  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18937  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17821  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17619  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17042  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16998  4.00%
Rarity 16880  3.98%
PQ 16546  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16239  3.83%
Incuse 15581  3.67%
Coin drop 15441  3.64%
High Relief 15197  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14944  3.52%