Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 904973 search inquires.

Selected title: Re-Engraving
Explanation: The extra work on the design of the die for the improvement of the coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53754  14.19%
Silver Clad 30948  8.17%
Coin Silver 22991  6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21832  5.76%
BN 21293  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20639  5.45%
RB 19682  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17018  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16601  4.38%
Reeded Edge 15738  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15713  4.15%
PQ 14502  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14365  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14331  3.78%
Rarity 14218  3.75%
Incuse 13427  3.54%
Coin drop 13226  3.49%
High Relief 13220  3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12692  3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12513  3.30%