Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 651656 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)	37808	13.26%
Silver Clad	27043	9.49%
Coin Silver	19193	6.73%
BN	17041	5.98%
Encapsulated Coin	16456	5.77%
Slabbed Coins	16096	5.65%
RB	15615	5.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12772	4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70)	12407	4.35%
Reeded Edge	12183	4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	11905	4.18%
PQ	10659	3.74%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10597	3.72%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10461	3.67%
High Relief	9836	3.45%
Incuse	9774	3.43%
Coin drop	9100	3.19%
Obverse or Face side	9071	3.18%
Rarity	8877	3.11%
Reverse Cameo	8148	2.86%