Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 786402 search inquires.

Selected title: Original Toning

Explanation: Having natural surfaces resulting from long exposure to ordinary environmental conditions; uncleaned

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	45041	13.44%
Silver Clad	29230	8.72%
Coin Silver	21263	6.35%
Slabbed Coins	19949	5.95%
BN	19412	5.79%
Encapsulated Coin	18810	5.61%
RB	17997	5.37%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14857	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	14728	4.40%
Reeded Edge	14129	4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13899	4.15%
PQ	12915	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	12620	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	12553	3.75%
Rarity	11967	3.57%
Incuse	11731	3.50%
High Relief	11700	3.49%
Coin drop	11131	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	10946	3.27%
Reverse Cameo	10205	3.05%