Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 927744 search inquires.

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Explanation: The sharply cut off bottom edge of a bust

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54147	14.02%
Silver Clad	31296	8.10%
Coin Silver	23362	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22205	5.75%
BN	21716	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21005	5.44%
RB	20076	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17383	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16982	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16099	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16087	4.16%
PQ	14861	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14720	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14705	3.81%
Rarity	14672	3.80%
Incuse	13836	3.58%
High Relief	13592	3.52%
Coin drop	13579	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13111	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12867	3.33%