Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1003708 search inquires.

Selected title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54972 13.70%
Silver Clad 31973 7.97%
Coin Silver 24046 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22952 5.72%
BN 22527 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21599 5.38%
RB 20944 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18047 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17755 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16801 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16709 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15749 3.92%
Rarity 15596 3.89%
PQ 15581 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15331 3.82%
Incuse 14627 3.64%
Coin drop 14342 3.57%
High Relief 14263 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13909 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13588 3.39%