Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 572917 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) 35136 13.79%
Silver Clad 25697 10.08%
BN 15987 6.27%
Encapsulated Coin 15449 6.06%
RB 14409 5.65%
Slabbed Coins 14388 5.64%
Coin Silver 12059 4.73%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 11781 4.62%
Reeded Edge 11128 4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70) 11113 4.36%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 10889 4.27%
PQ 9679 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 9633 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 9319 3.66%
High Relief 8971 3.52%
Incuse 8437 3.31%
Obverse or Face side 8356 3.28%
Rarity 7858 3.08%
Reverse Cameo 7288 2.86%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 7275 2.85%