Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 799828 search inquires.

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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 45694  13.47%
Silver Clad 29400  8.67%
Coin Silver 21427  6.32%
Slabbed Coins 20164  5.94%
BN 19616  5.78%
Encapsulated Coin 19034  5.61%
RB 18147  5.35%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15098  4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14905  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14281  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14097  4.16%
PQ 13065  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12799  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12748  3.76%
Rarity 12199  3.60%
Incuse 11880  3.50%
High Relief 11841  3.49%
Coin drop 11336  3.34%
Obverse or Face side 11093  3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10390  3.06%