Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 932501 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) 54215  14.00%
Silver Clad 31336  8.09%
Coin Silver 23410  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22240  5.74%
BN 21781  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21042  5.43%
RB 20129  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17436  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17044  4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16149  4.17%
Reeded Edge 16141  4.17%
PQ 14906  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14755  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14755  3.81%
Rarity 14727  3.80%
Incuse 13885  3.58%
High Relief 13642  3.52%
Coin drop 13634  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13175  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12909  3.33%