Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 424210 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)	27746	13.94%
Silver Clad	21811	10.96%
BN	13525	6.80%
Encapsulated Coin	12517	6.29%
RB	11248	5.65%
Slabbed Coins	9789	4.92%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	9596	4.82%
Coin Silver	9083	4.56%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	8839	4.44%
Reeded Edge	8685	4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8072	4.06%
PQ	7289	3.66%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7105	3.57%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7007	3.52%
High Relief	6905	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	6855	3.44%
Reverse Cameo	5880	2.95%
Rarity	5866	2.95%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	5616	2.82%
Clad Coinage	5421	2.72%