Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1137295 search inquires.

Selected title: Bluesheet
Explanation: slang for the Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56187 13.19%
Silver Clad 33068 7.77%
Coin Silver 25155 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24080 5.65%
BN 23615 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22563 5.30%
RB 22073 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19063 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18987 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17884 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17680 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17096 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17087 4.01%
Rarity 16975 3.99%
PQ 16610 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16293 3.83%
Incuse 15642 3.67%
Coin drop 15508 3.64%
High Relief 15258 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15012 3.53%