Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1133462 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56140 13.21%
Silver Clad 33031 7.77%
Coin Silver 25118 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24048 5.66%
BN 23584 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22528 5.30%
RB 22039 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19022 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18956 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17845 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17646 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17064 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17036 4.01%
Rarity 16928 3.98%
PQ 16576 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16263 3.83%
Incuse 15607 3.67%
Coin drop 15471 3.64%
High Relief 15222 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14980 3.52%