Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 906955 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) 53778  14.17%
Silver Clad 30974  8.16%
Coin Silver 23024  6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21864  5.76%
BN 21327  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20669  5.44%
RB 19718  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17043  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16631  4.38%
Reeded Edge 15771  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15751  4.15%
PQ 14527  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14397  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14358  3.78%
Rarity 14256  3.76%
Incuse 13465  3.55%
Coin drop 13253  3.49%
High Relief 13250  3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12722  3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12545  3.30%