Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 975051 search inquires.

Selected title: Flyspecks

Explanation: Minute oxidation spots often seen on the surfaces of coins, particularly higher grade copper and nickel coins, caused by exposure to small drops of moisture

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54736	13.80%
Silver Clad	31755	8.00%
Coin Silver	23839	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22725	5.73%
BN	22278	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21420	5.40%
RB	20660	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17848	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17500	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16587	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16538	4.17%
PQ	15375	3.88%
Rarity	15320	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15227	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15155	3.82%
Incuse	14397	3.63%
Coin drop	14117	3.56%
High Relief	14061	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13663	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13372	3.37%