Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 470599 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)	30149	13.88%
Silver Clad	23122	10.64%
BN	14404	6.63%
Encapsulated Coin	13621	6.27%
RB	12266	5.65%
Slabbed Coins	11368	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	10350	4.76%
Coin Silver	10169	4.68%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	9511	4.38%
Reeded Edge	9486	4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8961	4.13%
PQ	8004	3.68%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7905	3.64%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7753	3.57%
High Relief	7624	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	7366	3.39%
Rarity	6497	2.99%
Reverse Cameo	6340	2.92%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	6194	2.85%
Clad Coinage	6051	2.79%