Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882478 search inquires.

Selected title: PF (PF60, PF70)
Explanation: Proof: Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53284  14.38%
Silver Clad 30565  8.25%
Coin Silver 22584  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21428  5.78%
BN 20835  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20276  5.47%
RB 19229  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16625  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16156  4.36%
Reeded Edge 15366  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15310  4.13%
PQ 14112  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13986  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13949  3.76%
Rarity 13704  3.70%
Incuse 13007  3.51%
High Relief 12854  3.47%
Coin drop 12830  3.46%
Reverse Cameo 12281  3.31%
Obverse or Face side 12160  3.28%