Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 832748 search inquires.

Selected title: PR (PR60, PR70)
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) 47247  13.49%
Silver Clad 29816  8.51%
Coin Silver 21825  6.23%
Slabbed Coins 20709  5.91%
BN 20094  5.74%
Encapsulated Coin 19561  5.58%
RB 18523  5.29%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15783  4.51%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15372  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14650  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14554  4.16%
PQ 13416  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13275  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13233  3.78%
Rarity 12787  3.65%
Incuse 12258  3.50%
High Relief 12214  3.49%
Coin drop 11867  3.39%
Reverse Cameo 11538  3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11460  3.27%