Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 360888 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)	24393	14.10%
Silver Clad	19501	11.28%
BN	12127	7.01%
Encapsulated Coin	10951	6.33%
RB	9745	5.63%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	8487	4.91%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	7922	4.58%
Coin Silver	7591	4.39%
Slabbed Coins	7545	4.36%
Reeded Edge	7534	4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70)	6934	4.01%
PQ	6389	3.69%
PR (PR60, PR70)	6242	3.61%
Obverse or Face side	6125	3.54%
High Relief	5955	3.44%
MS (MS60-MS70)	5918	3.42%
Reverse Cameo	5131	2.97%
Rarity	4904	2.84%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	4838	2.80%
Clad Coinage	4650	2.69%