Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 741626 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)	42340	13.30%
Silver Clad	28537	8.96%
Coin Silver	20610	6.47%
Slabbed Coins	18897	5.94%
BN	18607	5.84%
Encapsulated Coin	17927	5.63%
RB	17275	5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14116	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13975	4.39%
Reeded Edge	13492	4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13196	4.14%
PQ	12189	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11968	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11829	3.72%
High Relief	11093	3.48%
Incuse	11070	3.48%
Rarity	10944	3.44%
Coin drop	10453	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	10334	3.25%
Reverse Cameo	9516	2.99%