Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 889089 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) 53460  14.32%
Silver Clad 30704  8.22%
Coin Silver 22733  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21572  5.78%
BN 20980  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20408  5.47%
RB 19391  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16760  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16322  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15508  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15453  4.14%
PQ 14253  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14110  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14079  3.77%
Rarity 13855  3.71%
Incuse 13158  3.52%
High Relief 12990  3.48%
Coin drop 12971  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12412  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12279  3.29%