Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 798939 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) 45640  13.47%
Silver Clad 29391  8.67%
Coin Silver 21420  6.32%
Slabbed Coins 20146  5.94%
BN 19604  5.78%
Encapsulated Coin 19018  5.61%
RB 18135  5.35%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15082  4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14894  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14273  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14087  4.16%
PQ 13054  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12787  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12738  3.76%
Rarity 12184  3.59%
Incuse 11872  3.50%
High Relief 11834  3.49%
Coin drop 11323  3.34%
Obverse or Face side 11083  3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10376  3.06%