Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886962 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) 53404  14.33%
Silver Clad 30669  8.23%
Coin Silver 22681  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21530  5.78%
BN 20944  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20374  5.47%
RB 19333  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16717  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16265  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15475  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15412  4.14%
PQ 14214  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14081  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14044  3.77%
Rarity 13805  3.71%
Incuse 13113  3.52%
High Relief 12953  3.48%
Coin drop 12936  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12382  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12246  3.29%