Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 832269 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) 47233  13.49%
Silver Clad 29812  8.51%
Coin Silver 21822  6.23%
Slabbed Coins 20707  5.91%
BN 20091  5.74%
Encapsulated Coin 19558  5.59%
RB 18520  5.29%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15778  4.51%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15367  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14647  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14550  4.16%
PQ 13411  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13270  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13226  3.78%
Rarity 12782  3.65%
Incuse 12255  3.50%
High Relief 12209  3.49%
Coin drop 11859  3.39%
Reverse Cameo 11536  3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11457  3.27%