Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 892010 search inquires.

Selected title: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
Explanation: A descriptive term used to indicate an uncirculated coin that still retains a lot of the brilliant luster. Not a heavily toned coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53509 14.30%
Silver Clad 30745 8.21%
Coin Silver 22776 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21611 5.77%
BN 21032 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20447 5.46%
RB 19436 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16807 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16367 4.37%
Reeded Edge 15543 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15489 4.14%
PQ 14301 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14152 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14119 3.77%
Rarity 13920 3.72%
Incuse 13202 3.53%
High Relief 13031 3.48%
Coin drop 13009 3.48%
Reverse Cameo 12453 3.33%
Obverse or Face side 12318 3.29%