Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 392911 search inquires.

Selected term: PR (PR60, PR70)
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) 26081 14.07%
Silver Clad 20651 11.14%
BN 12776 6.89%
Encapsulated Coin 11762 6.34%
RB 10432 5.63%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 9044 4.88%
Slabbed Coins 8586 4.63%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 8365 4.51%
Coin Silver 8302 4.48%
Reeded Edge 8100 4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70) 7491 4.04%
PQ 6809 3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6651 3.59%
Obverse or Face side 6463 3.49%
MS (MS60-MS70) 6455 3.48%
High Relief 6405 3.46%
Reverse Cameo 5460 2.95%
Rarity 5350 2.89%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 5208 2.81%
Clad Coinage 4990 2.69%