Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 401208 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)	26531	14.03%
Silver Clad	20949	11.08%
BN	12968	6.86%
Encapsulated Coin	11960	6.32%
RB	10653	5.63%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	9216	4.87%
Slabbed Coins	8877	4.69%
Coin Silver	8502	4.50%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	8499	4.49%
Reeded Edge	8265	4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70)	7654	4.05%
PQ	6927	3.66%
PR (PR60, PR70)	6777	3.58%
MS (MS60-MS70)	6605	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	6571	3.47%
High Relief	6548	3.46%
Reverse Cameo	5575	2.95%
Rarity	5488	2.90%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	5312	2.81%
Clad Coinage	5098	2.70%