Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1057352 search inquires.

Random title: BN
Explanation: Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55461  13.54%
Silver Clad 32370  7.90%
Coin Silver 24472  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23372  5.71%
BN 22959  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21957  5.36%
RB 21410  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18427  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18138  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17220  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17050  4.16%
Rarity 16172  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16148  3.94%
PQ 15964  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15706  3.83%
Incuse 15004  3.66%
Coin drop 14779  3.61%
High Relief 14638  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14315  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14059  3.43%