Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1008291 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)	55011	13.68%
Silver Clad	32002	7.96%
Coin Silver	24087	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22989	5.72%
BN	22566	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21635	5.38%
RB	20987	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18084	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17795	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16838	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16744	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15793	3.93%
Rarity	15635	3.89%
PQ	15614	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15368	3.82%
Incuse	14664	3.65%
Coin drop	14391	3.58%
High Relief	14305	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13952	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13639	3.39%