Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 636143 search inquires.

Selected title: PR (PR60, PR70)

Explanation: Proof: Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	37404	13.37%
Silver Clad	26757	9.57%
Coin Silver	18931	6.77%
BN	16795	6.00%
Encapsulated Coin	16206	5.79%
Slabbed Coins	15826	5.66%
RB	15367	5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12524	4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70)	12148	4.34%
Reeded Edge	11947	4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11645	4.16%
PQ	10422	3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10326	3.69%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10216	3.65%
High Relief	9606	3.43%
Incuse	9523	3.40%
Coin drop	8863	3.17%
Obverse or Face side	8830	3.16%
Rarity	8502	3.04%
Reverse Cameo	7882	2.82%