Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086046 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) 55751  13.43%
Silver Clad 32670  7.87%
Coin Silver 24737  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23642  5.69%
BN 23242  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22189  5.34%
RB 21669  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18653  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18612  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17476  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17299  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16533  3.98%
Rarity 16472  3.97%
PQ 16226  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15942  3.84%
Incuse 15239  3.67%
Coin drop 15061  3.63%
High Relief 14885  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14609  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14293  3.44%