Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 702140 search inquires.

Selected title: Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)
Explanation: High grade proof

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 39710 13.14%
Silver Clad 27800 9.20%
Coin Silver 19915 6.59%
BN 17832 5.90%
Slabbed Coins 17704 5.86%
Encapsulated Coin 17206 5.69%
RB 16488 5.46%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13462 4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13306 4.40%
Reeded Edge 12873 4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12583 4.16%
PQ 11419 3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11330 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11201 3.71%
High Relief 10496 3.47%
Incuse 10480 3.47%
Rarity 9964 3.30%
Coin drop 9814 3.25%
Obverse or Face side 9733 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8879 2.94%