Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1145672 search inquires.

Selected title: Wear
Explanation: The abrasion of metal from a coin's surface caused by normal handling and circulation

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56264 13.17%
Silver Clad 33141 7.76%
Coin Silver 25234 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24145 5.65%
BN 23684 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22633 5.30%
RB 22158 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19125 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19033 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17953 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17740 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17161 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17154 4.02%
Rarity 17061 3.99%
PQ 16676 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16337 3.82%
Incuse 15713 3.68%
Coin drop 15598 3.65%
High Relief 15328 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15090 3.53%