Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 513276 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)	32258	13.86%
Silver Clad	24126	10.36%
BN	15071	6.47%
Encapsulated Coin	14463	6.21%
RB	13080	5.62%
Slabbed Coins	12613	5.42%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	10955	4.71%
Coin Silver	10900	4.68%
Reeded Edge	10228	4.39%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	10136	4.35%
PF (PF60, PF70)	9746	4.19%
PQ	8680	3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70)	8668	3.72%
PR (PR60, PR70)	8336	3.58%
High Relief	8155	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	7819	3.36%
Rarity	7075	3.04%
Incuse	6921	2.97%
Reverse Cameo	6764	2.91%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	6660	2.86%