Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886966 search inquires.

Selected title: Black Book

Explanation: An annually revised guide to values for U.S. coins, published in a softcover format

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53404	14.33%
Silver Clad	30669	8.23%
Coin Silver	22681	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21530	5.78%
BN	20944	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20374	5.47%
RB	19333	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16717	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16265	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15475	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15412	4.14%
PQ	14214	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14081	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14044	3.77%
Rarity	13805	3.71%
Incuse	13113	3.52%
High Relief	12953	3.48%
Coin drop	12936	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12382	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12246	3.29%