Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 787771 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) 45092  13.45%
Silver Clad 29245  8.72%
Coin Silver 21274  6.34%
Slabbed Coins 19966  5.95%
BN 19427  5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 18824  5.61%
RB 18002  5.37%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14872  4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14738  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14137  4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13914  4.15%
PQ 12924  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12631  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12567  3.75%
Rarity 11986  3.57%
Incuse 11739  3.50%
High Relief 11707  3.49%
Coin drop 11143  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 10951  3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10217  3.05%