Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1104220 search inquires.

Selected title: Siege Pieces

Explanation: Emergency coins struck during battle, also called obsidional coins or money of necessity

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55899	13.29%
Silver Clad	32810	7.80%
Coin Silver	24863	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23780	5.66%
BN	23363	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22307	5.31%
RB	21813	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18796	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18773	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17619	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17422	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16879	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16738	3.98%
Rarity	16648	3.96%
PQ	16358	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16052	3.82%
Incuse	15382	3.66%
Coin drop	15200	3.62%
High Relief	15008	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14746	3.51%