Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 906328 search inquires.

Selected title: Bi-metallic
Explanation: A coin or coin-like object combining parts composed of two different metal alloys, such as the Canadian two dollar coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53778  14.17%
Silver Clad 30974  8.16%
Coin Silver 23024  6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21864  5.76%
BN 21327  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20669  5.45%
RB 19718  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17043  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16631  4.38%
Reeded Edge 15771  4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15751  4.15%
PQ 14527  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14397  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14358  3.78%
Rarity 14256  3.76%
Incuse 13465  3.55%
Coin drop 13253  3.49%
High Relief 13250  3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12722  3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12545  3.31%