Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 878959 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) 53201 14.41%
Silver Clad 30509 8.26%
Coin Silver 22496 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21357 5.79%
BN 20750 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20214 5.48%
RB 19157 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16572 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16075 4.35%
Reeded Edge 15293 4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15241 4.13%
PQ 14042 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13923 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13888 3.76%
Rarity 13593 3.68%
Incuse 12923 3.50%
High Relief 12797 3.47%
Coin drop 12731 3.45%
Reverse Cameo 12195 3.30%
Obverse or Face side 12075 3.27%