Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 43333 search inquires.

Selected term: RB

Explanation: Red-Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD)

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 2483 10.36%
Obverse or Face side 2385 9.95%
BN 1702 7.10%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 1530 6.38%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 1401 5.84%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 1260 5.26%
PR (PR60, PR70) 1254 5.23%
Reeded Edge 1133 4.73%
Encapsulated Coin 1074 4.48%
Coin Silver 1000 4.17%
Reverse Cameo 1000 4.17%
PF (PF60, PF70) 965 4.03%
Clad Coinage 954 3.98%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 921 3.84%
RB 920 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 895 3.73%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 863 3.60%
Flyspecks 751 3.13%
Hard Times Tokens 744 3.10%
Buffing (whizzed) 737 3.07%