Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 459365 search inquires.

Selected term: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
Explanation: A descriptive term used to indicate an uncirculated coin that still retains a lot of the brilliant luster. Not a heavily toned coin

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 29579 13.87%
Silver Clad 22835 10.71%
BN 14224 6.67%
Encapsulated Coin 13394 6.28%
RB 12036 5.64%
Slabbed Coins 11034 5.17%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 10195 4.78%
Coin Silver 9960 4.67%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 9357 4.39%
Reeded Edge 9297 4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70) 8741 4.10%
PQ 7846 3.68%
MS (MS60-MS70) 7688 3.61%
PR (PR60, PR70) 7600 3.56%
High Relief 7503 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 7259 3.40%
Rarity 6342 2.97%
Reverse Cameo 6243 2.93%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 6085 2.85%
Clad Coinage 5914 2.77%