Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 906226 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)	53778	14.18%
Silver Clad	30974	8.16%
Coin Silver	23024	6.07%
Slabbed Coins	21864	5.76%
BN	21327	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20669	5.45%
RB	19718	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17043	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16631	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15771	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15751	4.15%
PQ	14527	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14397	3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14358	3.78%
Rarity	14256	3.76%
Incuse	13465	3.55%
Coin drop	13253	3.49%
High Relief	13250	3.49%
Reverse Cameo	12722	3.35%
Obverse or Face side	12545	3.31%