Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 66022 search inquires.

Selected term: PR (PR60, PR70)

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

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 3648 10.12%
Obverse or Face side 2822 7.83%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 2812 7.80%
BN 2660 7.38%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 2076 5.76%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 1877 5.20%
PR (PR60, PR70) 1742 4.83%
Reeded Edge 1687 4.68%
Encapsulated Coin 1616 4.48%
Reverse Cameo 1607 4.46%
RB 1559 4.32%
Flyspecks 1558 4.32%
Coin Silver 1550 4.30%
PF (PF60, PF70) 1403 3.89%
Clad Coinage 1364 3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70) 1308 3.63%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 1305 3.62%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 1294 3.59%
Hard Times Tokens 1098 3.04%
Buffing (whizzed) 1074 2.98%