Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 786654 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) 45055 13.44%
Silver Clad 29232 8.72%
Coin Silver 21265 6.34%
Slabbed Coins 19956 5.95%
BN 19416 5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 18813 5.61%
RB 17997 5.37%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14861 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14730 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14129 4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13900 4.15%
PQ 12917 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12623 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12554 3.75%
Rarity 11974 3.57%
Incuse 11732 3.50%
High Relief 11700 3.49%
Coin drop 11134 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 10946 3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10207 3.05%