Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 798563 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) 45620  13.47%
Silver Clad 29384  8.67%
Coin Silver 21416  6.32%
Slabbed Coins 20137  5.94%
BN 19598  5.78%
Encapsulated Coin 19005  5.61%
RB 18130  5.35%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15064  4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14882  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14268  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14080  4.16%
PQ 13047  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12779  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12729  3.76%
Rarity 12174  3.59%
Incuse 11866  3.50%
High Relief 11828  3.49%
Coin drop 11317  3.34%
Obverse or Face side 11078  3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10370  3.06%