Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 437415 search inquires.

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

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 28486 13.91%
Silver Clad 22253 10.87%
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%