Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886270 search inquires.

Selected title: Water Mark

Explanation: A design put into paper at the manufacuring stage by pressing it while wet between rollers bearing the design

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53392	14.34%
Silver Clad	30656	8.23%
Coin Silver	22668	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21511	5.78%
BN	20920	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20362	5.47%
RB	19316	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16707	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16250	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15459	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15401	4.14%
PQ	14200	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14066	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14035	3.77%
Rarity	13799	3.71%
Incuse	13095	3.52%
High Relief	12938	3.48%
Coin drop	12925	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12368	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12234	3.29%