Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1044516 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) 55352 13.57%
Silver Clad 32278 7.91%
Coin Silver 24360 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23292 5.71%
BN 22866 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21874 5.36%
RB 21323 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18348 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18055 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17123 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16972 4.16%
Rarity 16056 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16046 3.93%
PQ 15871 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15624 3.83%
Incuse 14931 3.66%
Coin drop 14670 3.60%
High Relief 14550 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14231 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13970 3.43%