Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 260228 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)	17564	13.81%
Silver Clad	14112	11.10%
BN	9594	7.54%
Encapsulated Coin	8168	6.42%
RB	7018	5.52%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	6533	5.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	6450	5.07%
Reeded Edge	5520	4.34%
Coin Silver	5402	4.25%
PF (PF60, PF70)	5199	4.09%
Obverse or Face side	5015	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	4861	3.82%
PQ	4478	3.52%
MS (MS60-MS70)	4375	3.44%
Reverse Cameo	4101	3.23%
High Relief	4074	3.20%
Slabbed Coins	3945	3.10%
Clad Coinage	3621	2.85%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	3563	2.80%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML)	3396	2.67%