Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1142626 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56234 13.18%
Silver Clad 33114 7.76%
Coin Silver 25209 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24119 5.65%
BN 23663 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22608 5.30%
RB 22124 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19098 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19017 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17927 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17713 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17137 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17130 4.01%
Rarity 17032 3.99%
PQ 16655 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16322 3.82%
Incuse 15688 3.68%
Coin drop 15565 3.65%
High Relief 15301 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15062 3.53%