Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 608434 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	36549	13.73%
Silver Clad	26315	9.89%
BN	16483	6.19%
Encapsulated Coin	15889	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	15258	5.73%
RB	14964	5.62%
Coin Silver	12529	4.71%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12189	4.58%
PF (PF60, PF70)	11734	4.41%
Reeded Edge	11582	4.35%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11321	4.25%
PQ	10102	3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10009	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	9833	3.69%
High Relief	9315	3.50%
Incuse	9094	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	8606	3.23%
Coin drop	8476	3.18%
Rarity	8208	3.08%
Reverse Cameo	7603	2.86%