Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 681040 search inquires.

Selected title: Coin drop
Explanation: It is the term used to describe a publicity stunt where a valuable coin is deliberately dropped (placed) into circulation. This usually is done specifically to promote a coin show in the community. The American Numismatic Association has been doing coin drops for about a decade. A few collectors complain about 'wasting' good coins, but when properly conducted, a coin drop is a cost-effective way to promote a numismatic event

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 38530 13.09%
Silver Clad 27449 9.32%
Coin Silver 19619 6.66%
BN 17476 5.94%
Slabbed Coins 16990 5.77%
Encapsulated Coin 16866 5.73%
RB 16114 5.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13161 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12913 4.39%
Reeded Edge 12586 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12289 4.17%
PQ 11087 3.77%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11018 3.74%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10877 3.69%
High Relief 10184 3.46%
Incuse 10176 3.46%
Coin drop 9520 3.23%
Rarity 9508 3.23%
Obverse or Face side 9453 3.21%
Reverse Cameo 8571 2.91%