Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 504116 search inquires.

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

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 31790 13.88%
Silver Clad 23877 10.42%
BN 14917 6.51%
Encapsulated Coin 14296 6.24%
RB 12896 5.63%
Slabbed Coins 12333 5.38%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 10822 4.72%
Coin Silver 10715 4.68%
Reeded Edge 10063 4.39%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 9976 4.35%
PF (PF60, PF70) 9566 4.18%
PQ 8526 3.72%
MS (MS60-MS70) 8498 3.71%
PR (PR60, PR70) 8208 3.58%
High Relief 8032 3.51%
Obverse or Face side 7706 3.36%
Rarity 6936 3.03%
Incuse 6648 2.90%
Reverse Cameo 6640 2.90%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 6557 2.86%