Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1009049 search inquires.

Selected title: Counterstamp

Explanation: A design, group of letters, or other mark stamped on a coin for special identification or advertising purposes. Counterstamped coins are graded the way regular (uncounterstamped) coins are, but the nature and condition of the counterstamp must also be described

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55018	13.68%
Silver Clad	32004	7.96%
Coin Silver	24093	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22995	5.72%
BN	22575	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21637	5.38%
RB	20996	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18091	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17800	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16844	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16748	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15796	3.93%
Rarity	15643	3.89%
PQ	15619	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15376	3.82%
Incuse	14669	3.65%
Coin drop	14396	3.58%
High Relief	14311	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13959	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13643	3.39%