Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 821139 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)	46596	13.46%
Silver Clad	29646	8.56%
Coin Silver	21655	6.26%
Slabbed Coins	20513	5.93%
BN	19924	5.76%
Encapsulated Coin	19370	5.60%
RB	18371	5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	15550	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15192	4.39%
Reeded Edge	14500	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14367	4.15%
PQ	13272	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13072	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13057	3.77%
Rarity	12567	3.63%
Incuse	12102	3.50%
High Relief	12057	3.48%
Coin drop	11657	3.37%
Reverse Cameo	11366	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	11309	3.27%