Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 489894 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)	31159	13.90%
Silver Clad	23558	10.51%
BN	14727	6.57%
Encapsulated Coin	14049	6.27%
RB	12643	5.64%
Slabbed Coins	11908	5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	10621	4.74%
Coin Silver	10486	4.68%
Reeded Edge	9826	4.38%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	9804	4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70)	9321	4.16%
PQ	8310	3.71%
MS (MS60-MS70)	8238	3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70)	8031	3.58%
High Relief	7870	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	7584	3.38%
Rarity	6757	3.01%
Reverse Cameo	6526	2.91%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	6407	2.86%
Clad Coinage	6330	2.82%