Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1017178 search inquires.

Selected title: Siege Pieces

Explanation: Emergency coins struck during battle, also called obsidional coins or money of necessity

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55085	13.65%
Silver Clad	32062	7.95%
Coin Silver	24148	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23065	5.72%
BN	22643	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21682	5.37%
RB	21080	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18135	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17860	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16897	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16805	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15844	3.93%
Rarity	15752	3.90%
PQ	15672	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15430	3.82%
Incuse	14735	3.65%
Coin drop	14448	3.58%
High Relief	14361	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14024	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13741	3.41%