Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1041817 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) 55319 13.58%
Silver Clad 32254 7.92%
Coin Silver 24344 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23270 5.71%
BN 22837 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21858 5.37%
RB 21302 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18325 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18029 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17094 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16949 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16027 3.93%
Rarity 16026 3.93%
PQ 15851 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15600 3.83%
Incuse 14913 3.66%
Coin drop 14647 3.60%
High Relief 14529 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14213 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13949 3.42%