Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 935157 search inquires.

Selected title: Provenance mark

Explanation: A mark which shows the origin of the metal, usually gold or silver, from which the coin was produced

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54255	13.98%
Silver Clad	31362	8.08%
Coin Silver	23440	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22273	5.74%
BN	21812	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21078	5.43%
RB	20169	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17473	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17075	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16178	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16175	4.17%
PQ	14945	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14784	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14782	3.81%
Rarity	14770	3.81%
Incuse	13913	3.59%
High Relief	13670	3.52%
Coin drop	13667	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13210	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12944	3.34%