Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1098092 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) 55855 13.31%
Silver Clad 32755 7.81%
Coin Silver 24814 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23735 5.66%
BN 23324 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22257 5.30%
RB 21761 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18736 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18730 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17563 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17376 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16839 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16654 3.97%
Rarity 16588 3.95%
PQ 16305 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16015 3.82%
Incuse 15329 3.65%
Coin drop 15148 3.61%
High Relief 14963 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14692 3.50%