Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 437600 search inquires.

Random term: Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter

Explanation: The official name for the Bluesheet that lists bid/ask/market prices for third-party certified coins

Most popular coin terms

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	28486	13.91%
Silver Clad	22253	10.86%
BN	13844	6.76%
Encapsulated Coin	12848	6.27%
RB	11587	5.66%
Slabbed Coins	10282	5.02%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	9839	4.80%
Coin Silver	9456	4.62%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	9060	4.42%
Reeded Edge	8935	4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8363	4.08%
PQ	7512	3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7308	3.57%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7265	3.55%
High Relief	7148	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	7012	3.42%
Rarity	6075	2.97%
Reverse Cameo	6036	2.95%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	5802	2.83%
Clad Coinage	5636	2.75%