Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 931691 search inquires.

Selected title: Electrotype

Explanation: A counterfeit coin made by the electroplating process

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54204	14.00%
Silver Clad	31331	8.09%
Coin Silver	23403	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22234	5.74%
BN	21772	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21038	5.43%
RB	20120	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17427	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17032	4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16141	4.17%
Reeded Edge	16135	4.17%
PQ	14897	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14747	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14746	3.81%
Rarity	14714	3.80%
Incuse	13880	3.58%
High Relief	13634	3.52%
Coin drop	13625	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13155	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12904	3.33%