Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1094854 search inquires.

Selected title: PR (PR60, PR70)

Explanation: Proof: Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55828	13.32%
Silver Clad	32738	7.81%
Coin Silver	24799	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23720	5.66%
BN	23306	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22238	5.31%
RB	21739	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18715	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18714	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17548	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17357	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16824	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16629	3.97%
Rarity	16570	3.95%
PQ	16291	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16002	3.82%
Incuse	15309	3.65%
Coin drop	15132	3.61%
High Relief	14949	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14674	3.50%