Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1003221 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) 54965  13.70%
Silver Clad 31965  7.97%
Coin Silver 24041  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22947  5.72%
BN 22523  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21593  5.38%
RB 20934  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18041  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17749  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16795  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16704  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15743  3.92%
Rarity 15588  3.89%
PQ 15573  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15327  3.82%
Incuse 14618  3.64%
Coin drop 14336  3.57%
High Relief 14256  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13901  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13580  3.38%