Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 922167 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)	54068	14.05%
Silver Clad	31218	8.11%
Coin Silver	23286	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22128	5.75%
BN	21634	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20939	5.44%
RB	20002	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17312	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16903	4.39%
Reeded Edge	16023	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16012	4.16%
PQ	14789	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14654	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14638	3.80%
Rarity	14579	3.79%
Incuse	13759	3.58%
High Relief	13518	3.51%
Coin drop	13504	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13015	3.38%
Obverse or Face side	12796	3.33%