Coin Terminology and Glossary
The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community
Random term: Red Book
Explanation: The Handbook of U.S. Coins, a retail price guide for U.S. coins published annually, originally written by R.S. Yeoman. Perhaps the most popular book for listing US coin retail values, grades, and mintages
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Most popular coin terms
| Definition | Searches | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| PR (PR60, PR70) | 63 |  22.74% |
| Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) | 25 | 9.03% |
| Obverse or Face side | 18 | 6.5% |
| Buffing (whizzed) | 17 | 6.14% |
| Ultra Cameo (UCAM) | 16 | 5.78% |
| Reverse Cameo | 13 | 4.69% |
| BN | 11 | 3.97% |
| PF (PF60, PF70) | 11 | 3.97% |
| Plain Edge | 11 | 3.97% |
| Silver Clad | 11 | 3.97% |
| Face or Obverse side | 10 | 3.61% |
| RB | 9 | 3.25% |
| Reeded Edge | 9 | 3.25% |
| Clad Coinage | 8 | 2.89% |
| Coin Silver | 8 | 2.89% |
| Edge Lettering | 8 | 2.89% |
| Hard Times Tokens | 8 | 2.89% |
| Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) | 7 | 2.53% |
| Fine (F12, F15) | 7 | 2.53% |
| Proof Set | 7 | 2.53% |
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