Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 832262 search inquires.

Selected title: RB
Explanation: Red-Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD)

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%