Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 716211 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) 40756 13.22%
Silver Clad 28082 9.11%
Coin Silver 20179 6.54%
Slabbed Coins 18204 5.90%
BN 18093 5.87%
Encapsulated Coin 17465 5.66%
RB 16761 5.44%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13690 4.44%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13557 4.40%
Reeded Edge 13098 4.25%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12800 4.15%
PQ 11697 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11569 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11436 3.71%
High Relief 10719 3.48%
Incuse 10704 3.47%
Rarity 10365 3.36%
Coin drop 10055 3.26%
Obverse or Face side 9963 3.23%
Reverse Cameo 9108 2.95%