Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1139574 search inquires.

Selected title: BN
Explanation: Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56203 13.19%
Silver Clad 33084 7.76%
Coin Silver 25178 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24094 5.65%
BN 23634 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22581 5.30%
RB 22093 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19076 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18994 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17900 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17692 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17112 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17108 4.01%
Rarity 16995 3.99%
PQ 16627 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16301 3.82%
Incuse 15663 3.68%
Coin drop 15530 3.64%
High Relief 15275 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15032 3.53%