Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 977526 search inquires.

Selected title: Misplaced Date
Explanation: One or more digits of a date punched away from the intended location, such as in the denticles or in the central design

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54766 13.79%
Silver Clad 31768 8.00%
Coin Silver 23857 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22750 5.73%
BN 22300 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21436 5.40%
RB 20683 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17865 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17526 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16604 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16550 4.17%
PQ 15399 3.88%
Rarity 15346 3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15251 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15179 3.82%
Incuse 14421 3.63%
Coin drop 14139 3.56%
High Relief 14079 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13680 3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13391 3.37%