Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1150638 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)	56320	13.15%
Silver Clad	33188	7.75%
Coin Silver	25284	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24207	5.65%
BN	23735	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22682	5.30%
RB	22200	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19185	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19078	4.45%
Reeded Edge	18008	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17786	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17212	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17200	4.02%
Rarity	17114	4.00%
PQ	16727	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16387	3.83%
Incuse	15766	3.68%
Coin drop	15654	3.66%
High Relief	15384	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15146	3.54%