Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 996592 search inquires.

Selected title: Cupro-nickel (or copper-nickel)
Explanation: An alloy of copper and nickel which is silvery coloured, and since the early 20th century used to replace silver in coins. Examples include the U.S. 5 cent coins (other than half dimes) and Canadian 5 cent coins produced since 1982

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54914  13.72%
Silver Clad 31914  7.97%
Coin Silver 23990  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22898  5.72%
BN 22467  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21554  5.39%
RB 20875  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17996  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17693  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16753  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16666  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15696  3.92%
PQ 15524  3.88%
Rarity 15524  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15289  3.82%
Incuse 14578  3.64%
Coin drop 14295  3.57%
High Relief 14216  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13850  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13526  3.38%