Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 897699 search inquires.

Selected title: Nick

Explanation: A small mark on a coin caused by another coin bumping against it or by contact with a rough or sharp object

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53597	14.26%
Silver Clad	30810	8.20%
Coin Silver	22848	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21685	5.77%
BN	21125	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20510	5.46%
RB	19526	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16868	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16454	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15600	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15557	4.14%
PQ	14369	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14216	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14194	3.78%
Rarity	14057	3.74%
Incuse	13290	3.54%
High Relief	13088	3.48%
Coin drop	13075	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12541	3.34%
Obverse or Face side	12378	3.29%