Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 550847 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)	34038	13.82%
Silver Clad	25171	10.22%
BN	15627	6.35%
Encapsulated Coin	15038	6.11%
RB	13870	5.63%
Slabbed Coins	13660	5.55%
Coin Silver	11610	4.72%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	11439	4.65%
Reeded Edge	10782	4.38%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	10554	4.29%
PF (PF60, PF70)	10529	4.28%
MS (MS60-MS70)	9294	3.77%
PQ	9271	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	8833	3.59%
High Relief	8700	3.53%
Obverse or Face side	8158	3.31%
Incuse	7887	3.20%
Rarity	7561	3.07%
Reverse Cameo	7083	2.88%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	7026	2.85%