Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 652287 search inquires.

Selected title: Accumulation
Explanation: A group of coins, sometimes not of any certain type or date. Also can be a 'hoard'

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 37822 13.26%
Silver Clad 27050 9.48%
Coin Silver 19202 6.73%
BN 17048 5.98%
Encapsulated Coin 16467 5.77%
Slabbed Coins 16109 5.65%
RB 15619 5.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12782 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12412 4.35%
Reeded Edge 12193 4.28%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11914 4.18%
PQ 10669 3.74%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10602 3.72%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10470 3.67%
High Relief 9842 3.45%
Incuse 9784 3.43%
Coin drop 9109 3.19%
Obverse or Face side 9079 3.18%
Rarity 8888 3.12%
Reverse Cameo 8155 2.86%