Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1105959 search inquires.

Selected title: Lustre
Explanation: The glossy mint bloom on the surface of an Uncirculated coin. Although normally brilliant, with time luster may become dull, frosty, spotted or discolored. Coin lustre is affected by wear, handling, polishing of dies or planchets, exposure to Chemicals, humidity and temperature

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55910  13.29%
Silver Clad 32822  7.80%
Coin Silver 24878  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23801  5.66%
BN 23378  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22318  5.30%
RB 21827  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18810  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18784  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17634  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17434  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16893  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16754  3.98%
Rarity 16659  3.96%
PQ 16367  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16065  3.82%
Incuse 15396  3.66%
Coin drop 15215  3.62%
High Relief 15020  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14754  3.51%