Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 331286 search inquires.

Selected term: Ultra Cameo (UCAM)

Explanation: High grade proof

Most popular coin terms

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	22523	14.09%
Silver Clad	17967	11.24%
BN	11439	7.16%
Encapsulated Coin	10222	6.40%
RB	9106	5.70%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	7982	4.99%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	7513	4.70%
Reeded Edge	6929	4.34%
Coin Silver	6872	4.30%
PF (PF60, PF70)	6437	4.03%
Slabbed Coins	6391	4.00%
PR (PR60, PR70)	5862	3.67%
PQ	5841	3.66%
Obverse or Face side	5801	3.63%
High Relief	5518	3.45%
MS (MS60-MS70)	5429	3.40%
Reverse Cameo	4838	3.03%
Rarity	4400	2.75%
Clad Coinage	4350	2.72%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	4281	2.68%