Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1045109 search inquires.

Selected title: Cherrypick
Explanation: To find and purchase a coin worth a premium over the seller's asking price (generally a rare die variety priced appropriately for a more common variety)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55358 13.57%
Silver Clad 32288 7.91%
Coin Silver 24368 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23301 5.71%
BN 22873 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21879 5.36%
RB 21326 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18357 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18059 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17130 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16978 4.16%
Rarity 16063 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16050 3.93%
PQ 15874 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15630 3.83%
Incuse 14936 3.66%
Coin drop 14679 3.60%
High Relief 14555 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14241 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13974 3.43%