Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 966810 search inquires.

Selected title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54658  13.83%
Silver Clad 31688  8.02%
Coin Silver 23776  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22639  5.73%
BN 22186  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21350  5.40%
RB 20569  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17792  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17423  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16512  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16464  4.17%
PQ 15313  3.88%
Rarity 15222  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15143  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15086  3.82%
Incuse 14315  3.62%
Coin drop 14049  3.56%
High Relief 13989  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13582  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13303  3.37%