Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 799521 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) 45669 13.47%
Silver Clad 29395 8.67%
Coin Silver 21424 6.32%
Slabbed Coins 20161 5.95%
BN 19614 5.78%
Encapsulated Coin 19027 5.61%
RB 18142 5.35%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15090 4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14903 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14278 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14093 4.16%
PQ 13062 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12795 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12744 3.76%
Rarity 12193 3.60%
Incuse 11876 3.50%
High Relief 11838 3.49%
Coin drop 11334 3.34%
Obverse or Face side 11091 3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10385 3.06%