Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 43469 search inquires.

Selected term: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)

Explanation: A descriptive term used to indicate an uncirculated coin that still retains a lot of the brilliant luster. Not a heavily toned coin

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 2491 10.36%
Obverse or Face side 2386 9.92%
BN 1711 7.11%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 1538 6.39%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 1404 5.84%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 1261 5.24%
PR (PR60, PR70) 1255 5.22%
Reeded Edge 1135 4.72%
Encapsulated Coin 1074 4.46%
Reverse Cameo 1003 4.17%
Coin Silver 1001 4.16%
PF (PF60, PF70) 966 4.02%
Clad Coinage 957 3.98%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 924 3.84%
RB 920 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 897 3.73%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 863 3.59%
Flyspecks 778 3.23%
Hard Times Tokens 749 3.11%
Buffing (whizzed) 740 3.08%