Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 715040 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) 40661 13.22%
Silver Clad 28053 9.12%
Coin Silver 20156 6.55%
Slabbed Coins 18152 5.90%
BN 18070 5.87%
Encapsulated Coin 17443 5.67%
RB 16726 5.44%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13669 4.44%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13533 4.40%
Reeded Edge 13074 4.25%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12775 4.15%
PQ 11661 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11546 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11411 3.71%
High Relief 10696 3.48%
Incuse 10680 3.47%
Rarity 10323 3.36%
Coin drop 10024 3.26%
Obverse or Face side 9936 3.23%
Reverse Cameo 9079 2.95%