Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1040 search inquires.

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Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
PR (PR60, PR70)109 20.41%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)55 10.3%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)41 7.68%
Buffing (whizzed)37 6.93%
PF (PF60, PF70)31 5.81%
Obverse or Face side27 5.06%
Silver Clad23 4.31%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML)20 3.75%
Reverse Cameo20 3.75%
MS (MS60-MS70)19 3.56%
BN18 3.37%
Reeded Edge17 3.18%
Encapsulated Coin16 3%
Hard Times Tokens16 3%
RB16 3%
Face or Obverse side15 2.81%
Clad Coinage14 2.62%
Coin Silver14 2.62%
Plain Edge14 2.62%
RD12 2.25%
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