Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 889976 search inquires.

Selected title: Problem Coin

Explanation: Any coin that has been cleaned or damaged or has other undesirable characteristics

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53474	14.31%
Silver Clad	30712	8.22%
Coin Silver	22742	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21577	5.77%
BN	20994	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20413	5.46%
RB	19406	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16773	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16335	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15515	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15457	4.14%
PQ	14263	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14118	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14086	3.77%
Rarity	13873	3.71%
Incuse	13172	3.53%
High Relief	12999	3.48%
Coin drop	12975	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12422	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12282	3.29%