Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1113112 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)	55976	13.27%
Silver Clad	32878	7.79%
Coin Silver	24933	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23877	5.66%
BN	23435	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22373	5.30%
RB	21878	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18859	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18828	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17684	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17492	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16944	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16827	3.99%
Rarity	16727	3.96%
PQ	16421	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16120	3.82%
Incuse	15447	3.66%
Coin drop	15279	3.62%
High Relief	15071	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14808	3.51%