Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886267 search inquires.

Selected title: Attribute
Explanation: n. A characteristic of a coin; v. To identify a coin by determining the country of origin, denomination, series, date, mintmark and (if applicable) variety

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53392 14.34%
Silver Clad 30656 8.23%
Coin Silver 22668 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21511 5.78%
BN 20920 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20362 5.47%
RB 19316 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16707 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16250 4.36%
Reeded Edge 15459 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15401 4.14%
PQ 14200 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14066 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14035 3.77%
Rarity 13799 3.71%
Incuse 13095 3.52%
High Relief 12938 3.48%
Coin drop 12925 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12368 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12234 3.29%