Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 943969 search inquires.

Selected title: Pattern

Explanation: An experimental or trial coin, generally of a new design, denomination or metal sometimes without a date

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54359	13.93%
Silver Clad	31467	8.07%
Coin Silver	23546	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22398	5.74%
BN	21941	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21168	5.43%
RB	20294	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17566	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17180	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16286	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16258	4.17%
PQ	15046	3.86%
Rarity	14899	3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14883	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14873	3.81%
Incuse	14031	3.60%
Coin drop	13793	3.54%
High Relief	13764	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13322	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	13038	3.34%