Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 706889 search inquires.

Selected title: Impaired Proof

Explanation: A proof which has been damaged either by careless handling or circulation

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	40099	13.18%
Silver Clad	27892	9.17%
Coin Silver	20004	6.57%
BN	17912	5.89%
Slabbed Coins	17840	5.86%
Encapsulated Coin	17298	5.69%
RB	16576	5.45%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	13537	4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13389	4.40%
Reeded Edge	12950	4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	12653	4.16%
PQ	11504	3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11407	3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11282	3.71%
High Relief	10571	3.47%
Incuse	10554	3.47%
Rarity	10102	3.32%
Coin drop	9895	3.25%
Obverse or Face side	9820	3.23%
Reverse Cameo	8948	2.94%