Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 636116 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 37396 13.37%
Silver Clad 26748 9.56%
Coin Silver 18928 6.77%
BN 16790 6.00%
Encapsulated Coin 16201 5.79%
Slabbed Coins 15821 5.66%
RB 15364 5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12519 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12145 4.34%
Reeded Edge 11943 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11641 4.16%
PQ 10417 3.72%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10323 3.69%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10211 3.65%
High Relief 9601 3.43%
Incuse 9518 3.40%
Coin drop 8859 3.17%
Obverse or Face side 8827 3.16%
Rarity 8497 3.04%
Reverse Cameo 7876 2.82%