Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 651543 search inquires.

Selected title: Incuse

Explanation: The design of a coin which has been impressed below the coin's surface. When the design is raised above the coin's surface it is said to he in relief

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	37801	13.26%
Silver Clad	27040	9.49%
Coin Silver	19190	6.73%
BN	17037	5.98%
Encapsulated Coin	16454	5.77%
Slabbed Coins	16092	5.65%
RB	15612	5.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12770	4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70)	12402	4.35%
Reeded Edge	12179	4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11901	4.18%
PQ	10655	3.74%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10596	3.72%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10459	3.67%
High Relief	9833	3.45%
Incuse	9770	3.43%
Coin drop	9096	3.19%
Obverse or Face side	9069	3.18%
Rarity	8869	3.11%
Reverse Cameo	8143	2.86%