Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 930610 search inquires.

Selected title: Exergue

Explanation: The lower part of a coin or medal, usually divided from the field by a line (an exergual line) and often containing the date, mintmark or engraver's initial(s)

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54190	14.00%
Silver Clad	31324	8.10%
Coin Silver	23393	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22227	5.74%
BN	21762	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21028	5.43%
RB	20113	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17417	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17020	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16126	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16118	4.17%
PQ	14886	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14742	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14737	3.81%
Rarity	14706	3.80%
Incuse	13872	3.59%
High Relief	13620	3.52%
Coin drop	13614	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13138	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12895	3.33%