Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085528 search inquires.

Selected title: Specimen

Explanation: An example of a coin, often a specially produced coin with a superior finish produced for sale to collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55742	13.43%
Silver Clad	32663	7.87%
Coin Silver	24734	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23637	5.69%
BN	23236	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22185	5.34%
RB	21664	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18646	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18591	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17474	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17293	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16520	3.98%
Rarity	16468	3.97%
PQ	16213	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15933	3.84%
Incuse	15234	3.67%
Coin drop	15055	3.63%
High Relief	14880	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14602	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14288	3.44%