Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 393206 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)	26082	14.06%
Silver Clad	20652	11.13%
BN	12776	6.89%
Encapsulated Coin	11763	6.34%
RB	10432	5.62%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	9045	4.88%
Slabbed Coins	8587	4.63%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	8365	4.51%
Coin Silver	8302	4.48%
Reeded Edge	8100	4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70)	7492	4.04%
PQ	6810	3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70)	6652	3.59%
Obverse or Face side	6463	3.48%
MS (MS60-MS70)	6456	3.48%
High Relief	6405	3.45%
Reverse Cameo	5461	2.94%
Rarity	5351	2.88%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	5208	2.81%
Clad Coinage	4990	2.69%