Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 608818 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)	36564	13.73%
Silver Clad	26322	9.89%
BN	16487	6.19%
Encapsulated Coin	15893	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	15266	5.73%
RB	14966	5.62%
Coin Silver	12533	4.71%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12192	4.58%
PF (PF60, PF70)	11739	4.41%
Reeded Edge	11586	4.35%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11324	4.25%
PQ	10103	3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10013	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	9837	3.69%
High Relief	9317	3.50%
Incuse	9097	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	8607	3.23%
Coin drop	8481	3.19%
Rarity	8212	3.08%
Reverse Cameo	7608	2.86%