Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086653 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55768 13.42%
Silver Clad 32683 7.87%
Coin Silver 24751 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23660 5.69%
BN 23259 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22200 5.34%
RB 21679 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18662 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18649 4.49%
Reeded Edge 17490 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17310 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16560 3.99%
Rarity 16488 3.97%
PQ 16237 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15955 3.84%
Incuse 15250 3.67%
Coin drop 15072 3.63%
High Relief 14898 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 14618 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14314 3.44%