Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1123918 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)	56067	13.24%
Silver Clad	32958	7.78%
Coin Silver	25030	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23955	5.66%
BN	23512	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22460	5.30%
RB	21962	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18936	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18896	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17774	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17585	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17008	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16938	4.00%
Rarity	16824	3.97%
PQ	16502	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16183	3.82%
Incuse	15528	3.67%
Coin drop	15372	3.63%
High Relief	15151	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14894	3.52%