Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 777324 search inquires.

Selected title: BN

Explanation: Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	44496	13.41%
Silver Clad	29096	8.77%
Coin Silver	21140	6.37%
Slabbed Coins	19758	5.95%
BN	19268	5.81%
Encapsulated Coin	18636	5.62%
RB	17888	5.39%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14699	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	14578	4.39%
Reeded Edge	14007	4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13758	4.15%
PQ	12801	3.86%
MS (MS60-MS70)	12505	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	12393	3.73%
Rarity	11752	3.54%
Incuse	11599	3.50%
High Relief	11580	3.49%
Coin drop	10989	3.31%
Obverse or Face side	10814	3.26%
Reverse Cameo	10074	3.04%