Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 993848 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) 54895  13.73%
Silver Clad 31900  7.98%
Coin Silver 23972  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22880  5.72%
BN 22445  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21537  5.39%
RB 20850  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17984  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17671  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16736  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16652  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15678  3.92%
Rarity 15502  3.88%
PQ 15500  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15280  3.82%
Incuse 14558  3.64%
Coin drop 14277  3.57%
High Relief 14197  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13835  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13509  3.38%