Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1016027 search inquires.

Selected title: Counter
Explanation: A metallic disc resembling a coin, often used as a token in games of cards

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55079 13.66%
Silver Clad 32054 7.95%
Coin Silver 24142 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23058 5.72%
BN 22632 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21679 5.38%
RB 21067 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18132 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17854 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16894 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16797 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15841 3.93%
Rarity 15734 3.90%
PQ 15668 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15423 3.82%
Incuse 14726 3.65%
Coin drop 14444 3.58%
High Relief 14355 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14014 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13733 3.40%