Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 75441 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 4050 9.83%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 3253 7.90%
Obverse or Face side 3171 7.70%
BN 3081 7.48%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 2309 5.60%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 2151 5.22%
PR (PR60, PR70) 2011 4.88%
Encapsulated Coin 1939 4.71%
Reeded Edge 1924 4.67%
Reverse Cameo 1884 4.57%
Coin Silver 1765 4.28%
Flyspecks 1743 4.23%
Clad Coinage 1634 3.97%
PF (PF60, PF70) 1583 3.84%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 1565 3.80%
RB 1546 3.75%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 1525 3.70%
MS (MS60-MS70) 1437 3.49%
Hard Times Tokens 1358 3.30%
Buffing (whizzed) 1262 3.06%