Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 55775 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 3043 9.91%
Obverse or Face side 2657 8.65%
BN 2216 7.21%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 2213 7.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 1773 5.77%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 1581 5.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 1531 4.98%
Flyspecks 1449 4.72%
Reeded Edge 1421 4.63%
Reverse Cameo 1379 4.49%
Encapsulated Coin 1377 4.48%
Coin Silver 1296 4.22%
PF (PF60, PF70) 1201 3.91%
Clad Coinage 1199 3.90%
RB 1150 3.74%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 1137 3.70%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 1104 3.59%
MS (MS60-MS70) 1100 3.58%
Hard Times Tokens 945 3.08%
Buffing (whizzed) 931 3.03%