Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 424976 search inquires.

Selected term: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)

Explanation: A descriptive term used to indicate an uncirculated coin that still retains a lot of the brilliant luster. Not a heavily toned coin

Most popular coin terms

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	27805	13.95%
Silver Clad	21840	10.96%
BN	13542	6.79%
Encapsulated Coin	12534	6.29%
RB	11267	5.65%
Slabbed Coins	9814	4.92%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	9610	4.82%
Coin Silver	9104	4.57%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	8857	4.44%
Reeded Edge	8698	4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8098	4.06%
PQ	7301	3.66%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7117	3.57%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7022	3.52%
High Relief	6920	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	6866	3.44%
Reverse Cameo	5894	2.96%
Rarity	5874	2.95%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	5626	2.82%
Clad Coinage	5437	2.73%