Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 185653 search inquires.

Selected term: BN

Explanation: Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins

Most popular coin terms

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	10615	11.80%
Silver Clad	9770	10.86%
BN	7224	8.03%
Encapsulated Coin	5514	6.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	5019	5.58%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	4770	5.30%
RB	4672	5.19%
Obverse or Face side	4278	4.75%
Reeded Edge	4087	4.54%
Coin Silver	3943	4.38%
PF (PF60, PF70)	3704	4.12%
PR (PR60, PR70)	3689	4.10%
Reverse Cameo	3324	3.69%
MS (MS60-MS70)	3197	3.55%
PQ	3069	3.41%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	2889	3.21%
Clad Coinage	2767	3.08%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML)	2609	2.90%
Flyspecks	2468	2.74%
High Relief	2349	2.61%