Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 936242 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) 54264  13.98%
Silver Clad 31376  8.08%
Coin Silver 23452  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22284  5.74%
BN 21829  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21088  5.43%
RB 20181  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17481  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17090  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16191  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16185  4.17%
PQ 14953  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14801  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14793  3.81%
Rarity 14787  3.81%
Incuse 13924  3.59%
High Relief 13677  3.52%
Coin drop 13676  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13218  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12952  3.34%