Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1124221 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)	56069	13.24%
Silver Clad	32962	7.78%
Coin Silver	25035	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23961	5.66%
BN	23517	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22463	5.30%
RB	21968	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18940	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18901	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17779	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17588	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17010	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16943	4.00%
Rarity	16826	3.97%
PQ	16508	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16190	3.82%
Incuse	15534	3.67%
Coin drop	15381	3.63%
High Relief	15154	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14899	3.52%