Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 941747 search inquires.

Selected title: Fake

Explanation: Any non genuine coin made in imitation of the real thing, usually with the intention to deceive. The term fake does not apply to pattern or replica coins

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54320	13.94%
Silver Clad	31443	8.07%
Coin Silver	23515	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22363	5.74%
BN	21903	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21149	5.43%
RB	20255	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17533	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17150	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16258	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16233	4.16%
PQ	15019	3.85%
Rarity	14866	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14859	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14847	3.81%
Incuse	14000	3.59%
Coin drop	13750	3.53%
High Relief	13736	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13291	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	13013	3.34%