Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1008498 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) 55011  13.68%
Silver Clad 32002  7.96%
Coin Silver 24087  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22989  5.72%
BN 22566  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21635  5.38%
RB 20987  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18084  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17795  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16838  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16744  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15793  3.93%
Rarity 15635  3.89%
PQ 15614  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15368  3.82%
Incuse 14664  3.65%
Coin drop 14391  3.58%
High Relief 14305  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13952  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13639  3.39%