Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 857343 search inquires.

Selected title: FS# (FS1-FS?)
Explanation: Fivaz and Stanton number (19xx): Die variety - many series

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52624 14.55%
Silver Clad 30145 8.33%
Coin Silver 22154 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21025 5.81%
BN 20389 5.64%
Encapsulated Coin 19877 5.50%
RB 18801 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16162 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15680 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14948 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14893 4.12%
PQ 13723 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13588 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13549 3.75%
Rarity 13175 3.64%
Incuse 12592 3.48%
High Relief 12481 3.45%
Coin drop 12304 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11837 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11738 3.25%