Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1105953 search inquires.

Selected title: PR (PR60, PR70)

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

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55910	13.29%
Silver Clad	32822	7.80%
Coin Silver	24878	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23801	5.66%
BN	23378	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22318	5.30%
RB	21827	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18810	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18784	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17634	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17434	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16893	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16754	3.98%
Rarity	16659	3.96%
PQ	16367	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16065	3.82%
Incuse	15396	3.66%
Coin drop	15215	3.62%
High Relief	15020	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14754	3.51%