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Coin Terminology and Glossary
The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 3107 search inquires.
Random term: Original Toning
Explanation: Having natural surfaces resulting from long exposure to ordinary environmental conditions; uncleaned
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Most popular coin terms
| Definition | Searches | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Clad | 316 |  15.44% |
| PR (PR60, PR70) | 306 | 14.95% |
| Ultra Cameo (UCAM) | 252 | 12.31% |
| Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) | 196 | 9.57% |
| MS (MS60-MS70) | 102 | 4.98% |
| PF (PF60, PF70) | 94 | 4.59% |
| Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) | 94 | 4.59% |
| Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) | 81 | 3.96% |
| Buffing (whizzed) | 71 | 3.47% |
| BN | 66 | 3.22% |
| Obverse or Face side | 60 | 2.93% |
| Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 58 | 2.83% |
| RB | 56 | 2.74% |
| Encapsulated Coin | 54 | 2.64% |
| Reverse Cameo | 49 | 2.39% |
| Reeded Edge | 48 | 2.34% |
| Coin Silver | 47 | 2.3% |
| RD | 46 | 2.25% |
| Hard Times Tokens | 29 | 1.42% |
| Clad Coinage | 22 | 1.07% |
