Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 937613 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)	54278	13.97%
Silver Clad	31392	8.08%
Coin Silver	23472	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22308	5.74%
BN	21849	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21107	5.43%
RB	20209	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17498	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17108	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16210	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16198	4.17%
PQ	14975	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14820	3.81%
Rarity	14811	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14809	3.81%
Incuse	13945	3.59%
High Relief	13696	3.52%
Coin drop	13694	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13238	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	12969	3.34%