Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 749214 search inquires.

Selected title: Half Eagle
Explanation: A U.S. gold coin with a face value of $5 first minted in 1795 and last minted in 1929

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 42844 13.33%
Silver Clad 28660 8.92%
Coin Silver 20733 6.45%
Slabbed Coins 19087 5.94%
BN 18762 5.84%
Encapsulated Coin 18075 5.62%
RB 17435 5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14230 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14097 4.39%
Reeded Edge 13612 4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13310 4.14%
PQ 12318 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12079 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11948 3.72%
High Relief 11202 3.49%
Incuse 11184 3.48%
Rarity 11098 3.45%
Coin drop 10568 3.29%
Obverse or Face side 10435 3.25%
Reverse Cameo 9630 3.00%