Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1052314 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)	55424	13.55%
Silver Clad	32338	7.91%
Coin Silver	24433	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23341	5.71%
BN	22919	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21922	5.36%
RB	21366	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18392	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18106	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17181	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17015	4.16%
Rarity	16136	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16104	3.94%
PQ	15928	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15672	3.83%
Incuse	14973	3.66%
Coin drop	14740	3.60%
High Relief	14602	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14280	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14025	3.43%