Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1127535 search inquires.

Selected title: Press

Explanation: The compression machine which is used to stamp or strike a coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56099	13.22%
Silver Clad	32988	7.78%
Coin Silver	25072	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23995	5.66%
BN	23543	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22490	5.30%
RB	21998	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18974	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18927	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17808	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17611	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17029	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16989	4.00%
Rarity	16862	3.97%
PQ	16532	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16228	3.83%
Incuse	15565	3.67%
Coin drop	15414	3.63%
High Relief	15183	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14932	3.52%