Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 332506 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)	22628	14.10%
Silver Clad	18086	11.27%
BN	11476	7.15%
Encapsulated Coin	10259	6.39%
RB	9149	5.70%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	8005	4.99%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	7535	4.70%
Reeded Edge	6950	4.33%
Coin Silver	6917	4.31%
PF (PF60, PF70)	6459	4.03%
Slabbed Coins	6449	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	5880	3.66%
PQ	5865	3.66%
Obverse or Face side	5820	3.63%
High Relief	5536	3.45%
MS (MS60-MS70)	5450	3.40%
Reverse Cameo	4861	3.03%
Rarity	4438	2.77%
Clad Coinage	4369	2.72%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	4298	2.68%