Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 561288 search inquires.

Selected term: RB

Explanation: Red-Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD)

Most popular coin terms

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	34555	13.81%
Silver Clad	25402	10.15%
BN	15783	6.31%
Encapsulated Coin	15227	6.08%
RB	14138	5.65%
Slabbed Coins	14015	5.60%
Coin Silver	11824	4.72%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	11604	4.64%
Reeded Edge	10957	4.38%
PF (PF60, PF70)	10768	4.30%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	10706	4.28%
PQ	9471	3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70)	9444	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	9055	3.62%
High Relief	8830	3.53%
Obverse or Face side	8250	3.30%
Incuse	8163	3.26%
Rarity	7703	3.08%
Reverse Cameo	7181	2.87%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	7136	2.85%