Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885877 search inquires.

Selected title: Rim

Explanation: Raised border around the circumference of a coin, not to be confused with the edge. This raised portion encircling the obverse and reverse of the coins, protects the designs from wear

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53379	14.34%
Silver Clad	30648	8.24%
Coin Silver	22662	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21505	5.78%
BN	20914	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20356	5.47%
RB	19304	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16701	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16241	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15452	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15392	4.14%
PQ	14192	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14059	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14034	3.77%
Rarity	13793	3.71%
Incuse	13083	3.52%
High Relief	12933	3.48%
Coin drop	12921	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12364	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12230	3.29%