Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1066199 search inquires.

Selected title: Flan

Explanation: A blank piece of metal in the size and shape of a coin. British term for a planchet

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55543	13.51%
Silver Clad	32451	7.89%
Coin Silver	24559	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23447	5.70%
BN	23023	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22023	5.36%
RB	21485	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18492	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18303	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17306	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17131	4.17%
Rarity	16246	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16226	3.95%
PQ	16044	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15778	3.84%
Incuse	15071	3.66%
Coin drop	14868	3.62%
High Relief	14724	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14393	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14135	3.44%