Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 576617 search inquires.

Selected term: Ultra Cameo (UCAM)
Explanation: High grade proof

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 35304 13.79%
Silver Clad 25771 10.06%
BN 16053 6.27%
Encapsulated Coin 15505 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 14507 5.67%
RB 14476 5.65%
Coin Silver 12114 4.73%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 11823 4.62%
PF (PF60, PF70) 11176 4.36%
Reeded Edge 11172 4.36%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 10940 4.27%
PQ 9734 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 9680 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 9376 3.66%
High Relief 9010 3.52%
Incuse 8518 3.33%
Obverse or Face side 8381 3.27%
Rarity 7888 3.08%
Reverse Cameo 7311 2.85%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 7305 2.85%