Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 939803 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) 54305  13.96%
Silver Clad 31418  8.07%
Coin Silver 23493  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22344  5.74%
BN 21879  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21130  5.43%
RB 20232  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17517  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17133  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16235  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16218  4.17%
PQ 14996  3.85%
Rarity 14843  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14841  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14829  3.81%
Incuse 13973  3.59%
Coin drop 13729  3.53%
High Relief 13717  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13266  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12988  3.34%