Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 468883 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)	30074	13.88%
Silver Clad	23075	10.65%
BN	14372	6.63%
Encapsulated Coin	13592	6.27%
RB	12241	5.65%
Slabbed Coins	11326	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	10329	4.77%
Coin Silver	10148	4.68%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	9496	4.38%
Reeded Edge	9462	4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8927	4.12%
PQ	7987	3.69%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7875	3.63%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7736	3.57%
High Relief	7611	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	7349	3.39%
Rarity	6473	2.99%
Reverse Cameo	6322	2.92%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	6175	2.85%
Clad Coinage	6028	2.78%