Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1069765 search inquires.

Selected title: Broadstrike / Broadstruck

Explanation: A coin struck without a firmly seated collar, resulting in 'spreading' outwards, but still showing all design details

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55573	13.49%
Silver Clad	32479	7.88%
Coin Silver	24590	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23478	5.70%
BN	23058	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22051	5.35%
RB	21520	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18518	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18425	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17336	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17160	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16356	3.97%
Rarity	16282	3.95%
PQ	16074	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15800	3.83%
Incuse	15101	3.66%
Coin drop	14893	3.61%
High Relief	14748	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14425	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14165	3.44%