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%