Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1001720 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)	54955	13.70%
Silver Clad	31953	7.97%
Coin Silver	24030	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22940	5.72%
BN	22513	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21587	5.38%
RB	20927	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18030	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17736	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16787	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16699	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15728	3.92%
Rarity	15570	3.88%
PQ	15563	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15320	3.82%
Incuse	14612	3.64%
Coin drop	14323	3.57%
High Relief	14251	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13891	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13570	3.38%