Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 748811 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)	42800	13.33%
Silver Clad	28651	8.92%
Coin Silver	20720	6.45%
Slabbed Coins	19072	5.94%
BN	18752	5.84%
Encapsulated Coin	18059	5.62%
RB	17419	5.42%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14221	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	14086	4.39%
Reeded Edge	13607	4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13304	4.14%
PQ	12311	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	12069	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11935	3.72%
High Relief	11196	3.49%
Incuse	11176	3.48%
Rarity	11089	3.45%
Coin drop	10558	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	10429	3.25%
Reverse Cameo	9623	3.00%