Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1146267 search inquires.

Selected title: Striations
Explanation: Thin, light raised lines on the surface of a coin, caused by excessive polishing of the die

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56271 13.17%
Silver Clad 33147 7.76%
Coin Silver 25239 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24154 5.65%
BN 23688 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22638 5.30%
RB 22164 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19134 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19039 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17957 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17744 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17166 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17159 4.02%
Rarity 17071 3.99%
PQ 16681 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16345 3.82%
Incuse 15722 3.68%
Coin drop 15606 3.65%
High Relief 15335 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15096 3.53%