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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 915 search inquires.
Random term: Accumulation
Explanation: A group of coins, sometimes not of any certain type or date. Also can be a 'hoard'
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Most popular coin terms
| Definition | Searches | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| PR (PR60, PR70) | 102 |  20.94% |
| Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) | 53 | 10.88% |
| Ultra Cameo (UCAM) | 39 | 8.01% |
| Buffing (whizzed) | 30 | 6.16% |
| PF (PF60, PF70) | 28 | 5.75% |
| Obverse or Face side | 25 | 5.13% |
| Silver Clad | 20 | 4.11% |
| Reverse Cameo | 18 | 3.7% |
| BN | 17 | 3.49% |
| Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) | 16 | 3.29% |
| MS (MS60-MS70) | 16 | 3.29% |
| Face or Obverse side | 15 | 3.08% |
| RB | 15 | 3.08% |
| Encapsulated Coin | 14 | 2.87% |
| Plain Edge | 14 | 2.87% |
| Reeded Edge | 14 | 2.87% |
| Clad Coinage | 13 | 2.67% |
| Coin Silver | 13 | 2.67% |
| Hard Times Tokens | 13 | 2.67% |
| RD | 12 | 2.46% |
