Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1057167 search inquires.

Selected title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55461 13.54%
Silver Clad 32370 7.90%
Coin Silver 24472 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23372 5.71%
BN 22959 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21957 5.36%
RB 21410 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18427 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18138 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17220 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17050 4.16%
Rarity 16172 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16148 3.94%
PQ 15964 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15706 3.83%
Incuse 15004 3.66%
Coin drop 14779 3.61%
High Relief 14638 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14315 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14059 3.43%