Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1092226 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)	55798	13.33%
Silver Clad	32716	7.81%
Coin Silver	24779	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23692	5.66%
BN	23286	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22223	5.31%
RB	21713	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18701	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18691	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17520	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17338	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16800	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16606	3.97%
Rarity	16540	3.95%
PQ	16262	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15980	3.82%
Incuse	15290	3.65%
Coin drop	15111	3.61%
High Relief	14935	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14651	3.50%