Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1102635 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)	55889	13.30%
Silver Clad	32796	7.80%
Coin Silver	24849	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23774	5.66%
BN	23354	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22295	5.31%
RB	21801	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18773	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18765	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17605	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17411	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16872	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16715	3.98%
Rarity	16633	3.96%
PQ	16348	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16041	3.82%
Incuse	15366	3.66%
Coin drop	15192	3.62%
High Relief	15001	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14736	3.51%