Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 874416 search inquires.

Selected title: Drachma

Explanation: An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 3 grams, roughly the same size as U.S. dime but thicker

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53092	14.46%
Silver Clad	30423	8.28%
Coin Silver	22406	6.10%
Slabbed Coins	21271	5.79%
BN	20651	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20133	5.48%
RB	19077	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16486	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15962	4.35%
Reeded Edge	15211	4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15155	4.13%
PQ	13964	3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13848	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13803	3.76%
Rarity	13485	3.67%
Incuse	12830	3.49%
High Relief	12717	3.46%
Coin drop	12638	3.44%
Reverse Cameo	12093	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	11989	3.26%