Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1116982 search inquires.

Selected title: Ribs or Ribbing

Explanation: The fine vein lines on the surface of a leaf

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56012	13.25%
Silver Clad	32916	7.79%
Coin Silver	24972	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23908	5.66%
BN	23468	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22413	5.30%
RB	21911	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18891	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18857	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17728	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17530	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16973	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16877	3.99%
Rarity	16771	3.97%
PQ	16451	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16149	3.82%
Incuse	15484	3.66%
Coin drop	15320	3.63%
High Relief	15106	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14843	3.51%