Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 740917 search inquires.

Selected title: Re-Engraving
Explanation: The extra work on the design of the die for the improvement of the coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 42283 13.30%
Silver Clad 28519 8.97%
Coin Silver 20592 6.48%
Slabbed Coins 18871 5.93%
BN 18586 5.84%
Encapsulated Coin 17907 5.63%
RB 17256 5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14098 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13960 4.39%
Reeded Edge 13476 4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13184 4.15%
PQ 12166 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11952 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11817 3.72%
High Relief 11077 3.48%
Incuse 11056 3.48%
Rarity 10923 3.43%
Coin drop 10438 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 10317 3.24%
Reverse Cameo 9501 2.99%