Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1115049 search inquires.

Selected title: Provenance mark

Explanation: A mark which shows the origin of the metal, usually gold or silver, from which the coin was produced

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55994	13.26%
Silver Clad	32900	7.79%
Coin Silver	24957	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23894	5.66%
BN	23452	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22392	5.30%
RB	21898	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18873	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18844	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17710	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17511	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16960	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16856	3.99%
Rarity	16755	3.97%
PQ	16438	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16135	3.82%
Incuse	15470	3.66%
Coin drop	15300	3.62%
High Relief	15091	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14828	3.51%