Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 393758 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) 26123 14.06%
Silver Clad 20677 11.13%
BN 12791 6.89%
Encapsulated Coin 11783 6.34%
RB 10451 5.63%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 9059 4.88%
Slabbed Coins 8614 4.64%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 8377 4.51%
Coin Silver 8321 4.48%
Reeded Edge 8112 4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70) 7507 4.04%
PQ 6818 3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6661 3.59%
Obverse or Face side 6471 3.48%
MS (MS60-MS70) 6468 3.48%
High Relief 6416 3.45%
Reverse Cameo 5469 2.94%
Rarity 5360 2.89%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 5220 2.81%
Clad Coinage 4994 2.69%