Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1011723 search inquires.

Selected title: SAE (ASE)
Explanation: Silver American Eagle: A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55045  13.67%
Silver Clad 32023  7.95%
Coin Silver 24118  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23018  5.72%
BN 22604  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21657  5.38%
RB 21022  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18110  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17824  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16863  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16772  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15815  3.93%
Rarity 15674  3.89%
PQ 15638  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15397  3.82%
Incuse 14692  3.65%
Coin drop 14418  3.58%
High Relief 14334  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13986  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13695  3.40%