Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1106513 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) 55917  13.29%
Silver Clad 32826  7.80%
Coin Silver 24889  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23813  5.66%
BN 23388  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22327  5.30%
RB 21838  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18816  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18791  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17642  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17446  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16903  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16768  3.98%
Rarity 16663  3.96%
PQ 16376  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16074  3.82%
Incuse 15401  3.66%
Coin drop 15222  3.62%
High Relief 15025  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14767  3.51%