Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125681 search inquires.

Selected title: Encapsulated Coin

Explanation: One that has been sealed in a plastic holder to avoid damage to the coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56080	13.23%
Silver Clad	32975	7.78%
Coin Silver	25046	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23975	5.66%
BN	23524	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22469	5.30%
RB	21977	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18953	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18908	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17790	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17597	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17019	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16965	4.00%
Rarity	16843	3.97%
PQ	16518	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16207	3.82%
Incuse	15546	3.67%
Coin drop	15391	3.63%
High Relief	15168	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14908	3.52%