Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 919691 search inquires.

Selected title: PF (PF60, PF70)
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) 54041  14.07%
Silver Clad 31192  8.12%
Coin Silver 23265  6.06%
Slabbed Coins 22099  5.75%
BN 21603  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20915  5.44%
RB 19969  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17279  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16873  4.39%
Reeded Edge 15991  4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15977  4.16%
PQ 14766  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14634  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14602  3.80%
Rarity 14543  3.79%
Incuse 13725  3.57%
High Relief 13487  3.51%
Coin drop 13476  3.51%
Reverse Cameo 12976  3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12771  3.32%