Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1143853 search inquires.

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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56247 13.18%
Silver Clad 33124 7.76%
Coin Silver 25216 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24130 5.65%
BN 23670 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22618 5.30%
RB 22141 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19106 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19021 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17936 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17721 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17142 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17138 4.01%
Rarity 17044 3.99%
PQ 16666 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16326 3.82%
Incuse 15696 3.68%
Coin drop 15577 3.65%
High Relief 15307 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15071 3.53%