Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1041912 search inquires.

Selected title: D (mintmark)

Explanation: Dahlonega (Georgia): 1838-61, gold coins only; Denver (Colorado): 1906-present

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55319	13.58%
Silver Clad	32254	7.92%
Coin Silver	24344	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23270	5.71%
BN	22837	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21858	5.37%
RB	21302	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18325	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18029	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17094	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16949	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16027	3.93%
Rarity	16026	3.93%
PQ	15851	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15600	3.83%
Incuse	14913	3.66%
Coin drop	14647	3.60%
High Relief	14529	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14213	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13949	3.42%