Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 512950 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)	32258	13.86%
Silver Clad	24126	10.37%
BN	15071	6.48%
Encapsulated Coin	14463	6.22%
RB	13080	5.62%
Slabbed Coins	12613	5.42%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	10955	4.71%
Coin Silver	10900	4.68%
Reeded Edge	10228	4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	10136	4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70)	9746	4.19%
PQ	8680	3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70)	8668	3.73%
PR (PR60, PR70)	8336	3.58%
High Relief	8155	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	7819	3.36%
Rarity	7075	3.04%
Incuse	6921	2.97%
Reverse Cameo	6764	2.91%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	6660	2.86%