Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 942187 search inquires.

Selected title: 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 titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54342	13.94%
Silver Clad	31454	8.07%
Coin Silver	23533	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22377	5.74%
BN	21919	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21158	5.43%
RB	20277	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17556	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17162	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16275	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16249	4.17%
PQ	15033	3.86%
Rarity	14881	3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14870	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14861	3.81%
Incuse	14016	3.60%
Coin drop	13774	3.53%
High Relief	13748	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13303	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	13025	3.34%