Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 18041 search inquires.

Selected term: Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)

Explanation: High grade proof

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 1164 12.31%
PR (PR60, PR70) 704 7.45%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 675 7.14%
BN 608 6.43%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 592 6.26%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 538 5.69%
Encapsulated Coin 452 4.78%
Reeded Edge 435 4.60%
PF (PF60, PF70) 433 4.58%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 426 4.51%
RB 405 4.28%
MS (MS60-MS70) 403 4.26%
Obverse or Face side 372 3.94%
Reverse Cameo 366 3.87%
Coin Silver 340 3.60%
Clad Coinage 330 3.49%
Buffing (whizzed) 320 3.39%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 311 3.29%
RD 300 3.17%
Hard Times Tokens 275 2.91%