Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1142765 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56237 13.18%
Silver Clad 33116 7.76%
Coin Silver 25210 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24122 5.65%
BN 23664 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22609 5.30%
RB 22125 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19100 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19017 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17929 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17714 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17140 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17131 4.01%
Rarity 17032 3.99%
PQ 16657 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16322 3.82%
Incuse 15692 3.68%
Coin drop 15568 3.65%
High Relief 15303 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15063 3.53%