Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1081389 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55691	13.45%
Silver Clad	32603	7.87%
Coin Silver	24697	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23588	5.69%
BN	23184	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22150	5.35%
RB	21621	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18615	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18534	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17435	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17257	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16478	3.98%
Rarity	16411	3.96%
PQ	16177	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15896	3.84%
Incuse	15197	3.67%
Coin drop	15008	3.62%
High Relief	14842	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14552	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14252	3.44%