Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 928171 search inquires.

Selected title: Reverse or Back side

Explanation: The side of a coin carrying the design of lesser importance, usually opposite from the portrait or date

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54154	14.01%
Silver Clad	31304	8.10%
Coin Silver	23371	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22210	5.75%
BN	21727	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21010	5.44%
RB	20088	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17392	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16994	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16105	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16091	4.16%
PQ	14865	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14726	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14711	3.81%
Rarity	14677	3.80%
Incuse	13843	3.58%
High Relief	13600	3.52%
Coin drop	13586	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13115	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12876	3.33%