Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 446293 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)	28944	13.89%
Silver Clad	22512	10.80%
BN	14013	6.73%
Encapsulated Coin	13070	6.27%
RB	11785	5.66%
Slabbed Coins	10603	5.09%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	9984	4.79%
Coin Silver	9686	4.65%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	9187	4.41%
Reeded Edge	9082	4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8532	4.10%
PQ	7641	3.67%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7434	3.57%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7432	3.57%
High Relief	7306	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	7114	3.41%
Rarity	6174	2.96%
Reverse Cameo	6128	2.94%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	5941	2.85%
Clad Coinage	5747	2.76%