Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 927335 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) 54141  14.02%
Silver Clad 31289  8.10%
Coin Silver 23355  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22201  5.75%
BN 21709  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20998  5.44%
RB 20072  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17376  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16969  4.39%
Reeded Edge 16095  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16080  4.16%
PQ 14852  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14711  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14699  3.81%
Rarity 14664  3.80%
Incuse 13829  3.58%
High Relief 13587  3.52%
Coin drop 13574  3.51%
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Obverse or Face side 12861  3.33%