Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 361690 search inquires.

Selected term: Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)
Explanation: Grade: Although very rarely seen, these are attainable grades, since Specimens and Proofs are generally double struck on specially prepared, polished blanks using specially prepared dies on a slow, high pressure press, and the pieces are immediately hand picked off the press with gloved hands and carefully placed in protective holders.

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 24474 14.12%
Silver Clad 19540 11.27%
BN 12151 7.01%
Encapsulated Coin 10974 6.33%
RB 9775 5.64%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 8507 4.91%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 7931 4.58%
Coin Silver 7610 4.39%
Slabbed Coins 7582 4.37%
Reeded Edge 7548 4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70) 6951 4.01%
PQ 6403 3.69%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6258 3.61%
Obverse or Face side 6135 3.54%
High Relief 5969 3.44%
MS (MS60-MS70) 5930 3.42%
Reverse Cameo 5137 2.96%
Rarity 4916 2.84%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 4850 2.80%
Clad Coinage 4661 2.69%