Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 874284 search inquires.

Selected title: Branch Mint
Explanation: One of the various subsidiary government facilities that struck, or still strikes, coin; Any US Mint other than Philadelphia

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53089 14.46%
Silver Clad 30421 8.28%
Coin Silver 22405 6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21269 5.79%
BN 20649 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20130 5.48%
RB 19075 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16485 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15961 4.35%
Reeded Edge 15210 4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15154 4.13%
PQ 13963 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13847 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13802 3.76%
Rarity 13483 3.67%
Incuse 12829 3.49%
High Relief 12716 3.46%
Coin drop 12633 3.44%
Reverse Cameo 12091 3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11986 3.26%