Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 938620 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) 54295  13.96%
Silver Clad 31404  8.07%
Coin Silver 23482  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22330  5.74%
BN 21866  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21118  5.43%
RB 20223  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17506  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17122  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16221  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16210  4.17%
PQ 14987  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14834  3.81%
Rarity 14829  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14821  3.81%
Incuse 13961  3.59%
Coin drop 13713  3.53%
High Relief 13704  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13256  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12976  3.34%