Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1145176 search inquires.

Selected title: PR (PR60, PR70)
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) 56259 13.17%
Silver Clad 33136 7.76%
Coin Silver 25228 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24141 5.65%
BN 23679 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22625 5.30%
RB 22153 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19119 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19028 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17944 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17735 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17154 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17152 4.02%
Rarity 17052 3.99%
PQ 16675 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16331 3.82%
Incuse 15707 3.68%
Coin drop 15592 3.65%
High Relief 15321 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15085 3.53%