Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 630590 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) 37160 13.40%
Silver Clad 26625 9.60%
Coin Silver 18826 6.79%
BN 16684 6.01%
Encapsulated Coin 16099 5.80%
Slabbed Coins 15684 5.65%
RB 15276 5.51%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12416 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12031 4.34%
Reeded Edge 11847 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11549 4.16%
PQ 10326 3.72%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10212 3.68%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10101 3.64%
High Relief 9513 3.43%
Incuse 9405 3.39%
Coin drop 8759 3.16%
Obverse or Face side 8744 3.15%
Rarity 8350 3.01%
Reverse Cameo 7774 2.80%