Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1022784 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) 55130 13.64%
Silver Clad 32096 7.94%
Coin Silver 24183 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23111 5.72%
BN 22684 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21719 5.37%
RB 21136 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18169 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17898 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16932 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16830 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15882 3.93%
Rarity 15810 3.91%
PQ 15709 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15461 3.82%
Incuse 14769 3.65%
Coin drop 14487 3.58%
High Relief 14389 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14059 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13786 3.41%