Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 436924 search inquires.

Selected term: PR (PR60, PR70)

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

Most popular coin terms

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	28453	13.91%
Silver Clad	22236	10.87%
BN	13819	6.75%
Encapsulated Coin	12833	6.27%
RB	11570	5.65%
Slabbed Coins	10257	5.01%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	9831	4.81%
Coin Silver	9445	4.62%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	9056	4.43%
Reeded Edge	8928	4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8351	4.08%
PQ	7501	3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7301	3.57%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7261	3.55%
High Relief	7136	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	7007	3.42%
Rarity	6067	2.97%
Reverse Cameo	6033	2.95%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	5796	2.83%
Clad Coinage	5629	2.75%