Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085346 search inquires.

Selected title: Field

Explanation: Flat, undetailed part of the surface of a coin between the raised designs, including the date. Quantity of the field is very important to numismatists as an aid to grading coins

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55739	13.43%
Silver Clad	32658	7.87%
Coin Silver	24733	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23636	5.70%
BN	23236	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22183	5.35%
RB	21661	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18645	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18589	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17473	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17291	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16516	3.98%
Rarity	16464	3.97%
PQ	16212	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15930	3.84%
Incuse	15229	3.67%
Coin drop	15053	3.63%
High Relief	14878	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14601	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14284	3.44%