Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 934094 search inquires.

Selected title: Wear

Explanation: The abrasion of metal from a coin's surface caused by normal handling and circulation

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54241	13.99%
Silver Clad	31354	8.09%
Coin Silver	23429	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22261	5.74%
BN	21800	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21067	5.43%
RB	20154	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17460	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17062	4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16166	4.17%
Reeded Edge	16165	4.17%
PQ	14931	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14776	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14769	3.81%
Rarity	14756	3.81%
Incuse	13906	3.59%
High Relief	13659	3.52%
Coin drop	13657	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13196	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12930	3.33%