Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 972835 search inquires.

Selected title: Scratch

Explanation: A deep line or groove in a coin caused by contact with a sharp or rough object

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54708	13.81%
Silver Clad	31733	8.01%
Coin Silver	23816	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22691	5.73%
BN	22254	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21394	5.40%
RB	20629	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17835	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17478	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16564	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16513	4.17%
PQ	15358	3.88%
Rarity	15290	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15195	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15130	3.82%
Incuse	14370	3.63%
Coin drop	14096	3.56%
High Relief	14038	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13639	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13350	3.37%