Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1012930 search inquires.

Selected title: Business Strike

Explanation: A coin intended for circulation in the channels of commerce (as opposed to a proof coin specifically struck for collectors)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55052	13.67%
Silver Clad	32031	7.95%
Coin Silver	24121	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23021	5.71%
BN	22612	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21661	5.38%
RB	21033	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18113	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17830	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16870	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16779	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15820	3.93%
Rarity	15681	3.89%
PQ	15640	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15404	3.82%
Incuse	14698	3.65%
Coin drop	14422	3.58%
High Relief	14337	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13997	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13703	3.40%