Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 953398 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) 54489  13.89%
Silver Clad 31563  8.05%
Coin Silver 23644  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22496  5.73%
BN 22043  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21252  5.42%
RB 20411  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17643  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17276  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16383  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16343  4.17%
PQ 15162  3.86%
Rarity 15031  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14987  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14957  3.81%
Incuse 14155  3.61%
Coin drop 13904  3.54%
High Relief 13856  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13429  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13132  3.35%