Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1066077 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) 55541  13.51%
Silver Clad 32449  7.89%
Coin Silver 24556  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23446  5.70%
BN 23023  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22022  5.36%
RB 21484  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18492  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18300  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17302  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17131  4.17%
Rarity 16243  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16225  3.95%
PQ 16041  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15775  3.84%
Incuse 15069  3.66%
Coin drop 14866  3.61%
High Relief 14723  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14391  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14134  3.44%