Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1008952 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)	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%