Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 740918 search inquires.

Selected title: Token
Explanation: A coin-like object redeemable for a particular product or service, such as transportation on a bus or subway; an unofficial coin issued by a business or town to be used as small change, e.g., in 17th-19th century Britain, and in France in the 20th century

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 42283 13.30%
Silver Clad 28519 8.97%
Coin Silver 20592 6.48%
Slabbed Coins 18871 5.93%
BN 18586 5.84%
Encapsulated Coin 17907 5.63%
RB 17256 5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14098 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13960 4.39%
Reeded Edge 13476 4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13184 4.15%
PQ 12166 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11952 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11817 3.72%
High Relief 11077 3.48%
Incuse 11056 3.48%
Rarity 10923 3.43%
Coin drop 10438 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 10317 3.24%
Reverse Cameo 9501 2.99%