Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1013621 search inquires.

Selected title: PR (PR60, PR70)
Explanation: Proof: Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55064  13.66%
Silver Clad 32038  7.95%
Coin Silver 24127  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23031  5.71%
BN 22619  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21665  5.38%
RB 21040  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18119  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17837  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16877  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16785  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15829  3.93%
Rarity 15696  3.89%
PQ 15648  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15412  3.82%
Incuse 14708  3.65%
Coin drop 14429  3.58%
High Relief 14344  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14000  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13713  3.40%