Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 425329 search inquires.

Selected term: PF (PF60, PF70)
Explanation: Proof: Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 27828 13.95%
Silver Clad 21854 10.95%
BN 13558 6.79%
Encapsulated Coin 12550 6.29%
RB 11276 5.65%
Slabbed Coins 9831 4.93%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 9619 4.82%
Coin Silver 9116 4.57%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 8867 4.44%
Reeded Edge 8705 4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70) 8105 4.06%
PQ 7307 3.66%
PR (PR60, PR70) 7129 3.57%
MS (MS60-MS70) 7030 3.52%
High Relief 6929 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 6869 3.44%
Reverse Cameo 5899 2.96%
Rarity 5884 2.95%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 5632 2.82%
Clad Coinage 5444 2.73%