Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1072549 search inquires.

Selected title: Face or Obverse side

Explanation: The front of a coin or currency note, usually the side with signatures, honorary emblems, portraits, etc.

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55600	13.48%
Silver Clad	32497	7.88%
Coin Silver	24617	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23510	5.70%
BN	23084	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22073	5.35%
RB	21540	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18540	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18450	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17356	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17180	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16392	3.97%
Rarity	16314	3.95%
PQ	16105	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15822	3.84%
Incuse	15122	3.67%
Coin drop	14927	3.62%
High Relief	14772	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14450	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14188	3.44%