Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 984391 search inquires.

Selected title: Legend

Explanation: The principal inscription on a coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54826	13.76%
Silver Clad	31834	7.99%
Coin Silver	23916	6.00%
Slabbed Coins	22821	5.73%
BN	22372	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21480	5.39%
RB	20761	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17924	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17601	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16675	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16604	4.17%
PQ	15456	3.88%
Rarity	15423	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15324	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15232	3.82%
Incuse	14492	3.64%
Coin drop	14213	3.57%
High Relief	14141	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13756	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13446	3.38%