Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 343326 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) 23252 14.06%
Silver Clad 18752 11.34%
BN 11773 7.12%
Encapsulated Coin 10505 6.35%
RB 9389 5.68%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 8202 4.96%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 7683 4.65%
Coin Silver 7188 4.35%
Reeded Edge 7165 4.33%
Slabbed Coins 6868 4.15%
PF (PF60, PF70) 6635 4.01%
PQ 6080 3.68%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6011 3.63%
Obverse or Face side 5927 3.58%
High Relief 5703 3.45%
MS (MS60-MS70) 5625 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 4967 3.00%
Rarity 4626 2.80%
Clad Coinage 4465 2.70%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 4395 2.66%