Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 778762 search inquires.

Selected title: Restrike
Explanation: A coin struck from a genuine die at a date later than the original issue

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 44600 13.41%
Silver Clad 29130 8.76%
Coin Silver 21167 6.37%
Slabbed Coins 19803 5.95%
BN 19297 5.80%
Encapsulated Coin 18682 5.62%
RB 17914 5.39%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14733 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14603 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14028 4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13788 4.15%
PQ 12825 3.86%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12535 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12421 3.74%
Rarity 11792 3.55%
Incuse 11632 3.50%
High Relief 11607 3.49%
Coin drop 11021 3.31%
Obverse or Face side 10841 3.26%
Reverse Cameo 10103 3.04%