Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1148179 search inquires.

Selected title: Lintmarks
Explanation: Small incuse or incised marks on the surface of a Proof or Uncirculated coin caused by stray hairs, threads, and the like adhering to the die after it was wiped with an oil rag

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56291  13.16%
Silver Clad 33163  7.75%
Coin Silver 25263  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24178  5.65%
BN 23705  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22657  5.30%
RB 22176  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19151  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19052  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17984  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17762  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17186  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17172  4.01%
Rarity 17089  3.99%
PQ 16699  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16364  3.83%
Incuse 15745  3.68%
Coin drop 15630  3.65%
High Relief 15358  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15120  3.53%