Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 978813 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) 54766  13.79%
Silver Clad 31768  8.00%
Coin Silver 23857  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22750  5.73%
BN 22300  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21436  5.40%
RB 20683  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17865  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17526  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16604  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16550  4.17%
PQ 15399  3.88%
Rarity 15346  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15251  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15179  3.82%
Incuse 14421  3.63%
Coin drop 14139  3.56%
High Relief 14079  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13680  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13391  3.37%