Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1076533 search inquires.

Selected title: Gold
Explanation: A bright yellow metallic element used from the earliest days of coin production through to the present. It is inert to most chemical and atmospheric reactions, so that it does not normally tarnish or corrode

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55641  13.47%
Silver Clad 32530  7.87%
Coin Silver 24647  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23542  5.70%
BN 23115  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22099  5.35%
RB 21577  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18566  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18491  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17389  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17212  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16433  3.98%
Rarity 16353  3.96%
PQ 16133  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15856  3.84%
Incuse 15154  3.67%
Coin drop 14956  3.62%
High Relief 14801  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14486  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14214  3.44%