Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 873583 search inquires.

Selected title: Rim

Explanation: Raised border around the circumference of a coin, not to be confused with the edge. This raised portion encircling the obverse and reverse of the coins, protects the designs from wear

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53079	14.46%
Silver Clad	30405	8.29%
Coin Silver	22394	6.10%
Slabbed Coins	21253	5.79%
BN	20637	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20115	5.48%
RB	19059	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16471	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15945	4.35%
Reeded Edge	15199	4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15143	4.13%
PQ	13950	3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13832	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13789	3.76%
Rarity	13461	3.67%
Incuse	12816	3.49%
High Relief	12704	3.46%
Coin drop	12616	3.44%
Reverse Cameo	12076	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	11967	3.26%