Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 971297 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) 54704  13.81%
Silver Clad 31731  8.01%
Coin Silver 23813  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22686  5.73%
BN 22245  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21392  5.40%
RB 20621  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17832  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17473  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16559  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16509  4.17%
PQ 15355  3.88%
Rarity 15285  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15190  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15125  3.82%
Incuse 14363  3.63%
Coin drop 14093  3.56%
High Relief 14035  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13632  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13347  3.37%