Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 905472 search inquires.

Selected title: Replica
Explanation: A realistic and relatively faithful copy of a genuine original coin, usually produced for collectors, educational use, or other legitimate purposes, and usually differentiated in some way from a forgery intended for fraudulent use

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53761  14.18%
Silver Clad 30955  8.17%
Coin Silver 22997  6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21837  5.76%
BN 21299  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20649  5.45%
RB 19689  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17021  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16609  4.38%
Reeded Edge 15746  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15720  4.15%
PQ 14507  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14373  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14336  3.78%
Rarity 14226  3.75%
Incuse 13435  3.54%
Coin drop 13232  3.49%
High Relief 13225  3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12700  3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12520  3.30%