Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 260990 search inquires.

Selected term: BN
Explanation: Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 17625 13.82%
Silver Clad 14149 11.10%
BN 9617 7.54%
Encapsulated Coin 8197 6.43%
RB 7040 5.52%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 6550 5.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 6471 5.07%
Reeded Edge 5537 4.34%
Coin Silver 5419 4.25%
PF (PF60, PF70) 5215 4.09%
Obverse or Face side 5027 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 4877 3.82%
PQ 4493 3.52%
MS (MS60-MS70) 4389 3.44%
Reverse Cameo 4112 3.22%
High Relief 4097 3.21%
Slabbed Coins 3965 3.11%
Clad Coinage 3628 2.85%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 3574 2.80%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 3407 2.67%