Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1053892 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) 55430  13.55%
Silver Clad 32342  7.91%
Coin Silver 24438  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23348  5.71%
BN 22927  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21930  5.36%
RB 21374  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18401  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18114  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17190  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17019  4.16%
Rarity 16143  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16116  3.94%
PQ 15935  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15678  3.83%
Incuse 14979  3.66%
Coin drop 14746  3.60%
High Relief 14605  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14287  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14031  3.43%