Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1138485 search inquires.

Selected title: Obverse or Face side
Explanation: The front or face of a coin, which bears the principal design or device, often as prescribed by the issuing authority, i.e. Coat of Arms

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56191 13.19%
Silver Clad 33077 7.76%
Coin Silver 25168 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24089 5.65%
BN 23624 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22572 5.30%
RB 22085 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19068 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18993 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17894 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17685 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17105 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17096 4.01%
Rarity 16989 3.99%
PQ 16621 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16299 3.83%
Incuse 15652 3.67%
Coin drop 15520 3.64%
High Relief 15267 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15026 3.53%