Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1077991 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)	55661	13.46%
Silver Clad	32545	7.87%
Coin Silver	24660	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23553	5.70%
BN	23128	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22116	5.35%
RB	21592	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18584	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18501	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17403	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17230	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16448	3.98%
Rarity	16373	3.96%
PQ	16141	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15866	3.84%
Incuse	15166	3.67%
Coin drop	14974	3.62%
High Relief	14812	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14504	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14227	3.44%