Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086721 search inquires.

Selected title: Original Toning
Explanation: Having natural surfaces resulting from long exposure to ordinary environmental conditions; uncleaned

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55769 13.42%
Silver Clad 32684 7.87%
Coin Silver 24751 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23661 5.69%
BN 23260 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22202 5.34%
RB 21680 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18663 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18650 4.49%
Reeded Edge 17492 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17311 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16563 3.99%
Rarity 16488 3.97%
PQ 16238 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15956 3.84%
Incuse 15251 3.67%
Coin drop 15073 3.63%
High Relief 14899 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 14620 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14314 3.44%