Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 259468 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)	17518	13.82%
Silver Clad	14078	11.10%
BN	9589	7.56%
Encapsulated Coin	8150	6.43%
RB	7007	5.53%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	6514	5.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	6442	5.08%
Reeded Edge	5512	4.35%
Coin Silver	5389	4.25%
PF (PF60, PF70)	5190	4.09%
Obverse or Face side	5008	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	4856	3.83%
PQ	4468	3.52%
MS (MS60-MS70)	4369	3.45%
Reverse Cameo	4097	3.23%
High Relief	4057	3.20%
Slabbed Coins	3927	3.10%
Clad Coinage	3615	2.85%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	3555	2.80%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML)	3389	2.67%