Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 832584 search inquires.

Selected title: PR (PR60, PR70)
Explanation: Proof: Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 47237  13.49%
Silver Clad 29814  8.51%
Coin Silver 21824  6.23%
Slabbed Coins 20708  5.91%
BN 20093  5.74%
Encapsulated Coin 19560  5.59%
RB 18522  5.29%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15781  4.51%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15370  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14648  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14552  4.16%
PQ 13413  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13272  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13230  3.78%
Rarity 12782  3.65%
Incuse 12256  3.50%
High Relief 12211  3.49%
Coin drop 11862  3.39%
Reverse Cameo 11537  3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11458  3.27%