Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 372838 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
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 25032 14.10%
Silver Clad 19914 11.21%
BN 12323 6.94%
Encapsulated Coin 11229 6.32%
RB 9990 5.63%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 8702 4.90%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 8086 4.55%
Slabbed Coins 7983 4.50%
Coin Silver 7877 4.44%
Reeded Edge 7724 4.35%
PF (PF60, PF70) 7126 4.01%
PQ 6562 3.70%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6392 3.60%
Obverse or Face side 6253 3.52%
High Relief 6118 3.45%
MS (MS60-MS70) 6101 3.44%
Reverse Cameo 5250 2.96%
Rarity 5056 2.85%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 4964 2.80%
Clad Coinage 4776 2.69%