Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1116954 search inquires.

Selected title: Ribs or Ribbing

Explanation: The fine vein lines on the surface of a leaf

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56009	13.25%
Silver Clad	32915	7.79%
Coin Silver	24972	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23907	5.66%
BN	23466	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22412	5.30%
RB	21910	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18888	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18856	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17726	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17529	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16972	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16875	3.99%
Rarity	16767	3.97%
PQ	16449	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16149	3.82%
Incuse	15480	3.66%
Coin drop	15320	3.63%
High Relief	15106	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14842	3.51%