Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 187428 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)	10723	11.83%
Silver Clad	9846	10.86%
BN	7289	8.04%
Encapsulated Coin	5587	6.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	5052	5.57%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	4799	5.29%
RB	4706	5.19%
Obverse or Face side	4292	4.73%
Reeded Edge	4121	4.54%
Coin Silver	3965	4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70)	3729	4.11%
PR (PR60, PR70)	3713	4.09%
Reverse Cameo	3338	3.68%
MS (MS60-MS70)	3220	3.55%
PQ	3091	3.41%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	2906	3.20%
Clad Coinage	2787	3.07%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML)	2623	2.89%
Flyspecks	2478	2.73%
High Relief	2387	2.63%