Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885002 search inquires.

Selected title: Reverse or Back side

Explanation: The side of a coin carrying the design of lesser importance, usually opposite from the portrait or date

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53360	14.35%
Silver Clad	30632	8.24%
Coin Silver	22646	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21490	5.78%
BN	20900	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20344	5.47%
RB	19297	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16682	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16227	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15431	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15375	4.13%
PQ	14175	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14043	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14017	3.77%
Rarity	13752	3.70%
Incuse	13065	3.51%
High Relief	12919	3.47%
Coin drop	12904	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12341	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12219	3.29%