Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1109369 search inquires.

Selected title: Fiat Money

Explanation: Money that is not backed by specie and is legal tender by decree

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55954	13.28%
Silver Clad	32859	7.80%
Coin Silver	24907	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23841	5.66%
BN	23411	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22351	5.30%
RB	21857	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18834	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18807	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17664	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17471	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16929	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16799	3.99%
Rarity	16698	3.96%
PQ	16399	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16092	3.82%
Incuse	15425	3.66%
Coin drop	15255	3.62%
High Relief	15049	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14791	3.51%