Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 749213 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)	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%