Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 874778 search inquires.

Selected title: Medal

Explanation: A coin-like object struck to honor one or more persons or events depicted or mentioned in its design; it looks like a commemorative coin, but it doesn't have value on it and it can be struck by private mints

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53099	14.45%
Silver Clad	30428	8.28%
Coin Silver	22408	6.10%
Slabbed Coins	21276	5.79%
BN	20662	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20136	5.48%
RB	19079	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16492	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15968	4.35%
Reeded Edge	15213	4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15157	4.13%
PQ	13967	3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13851	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13807	3.76%
Rarity	13488	3.67%
Incuse	12841	3.50%
High Relief	12721	3.46%
Coin drop	12643	3.44%
Reverse Cameo	12104	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	11995	3.27%