Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1003667 search inquires.

Selected title: Metal
Explanation: Any of a class of elements, or mixture of metallic elements, generally characterised by physical and chemical properties, including high conductance of heat and electricity, ductility, malleability, and lustre. Metallic elements can be replaced by the hydrogen of an acid to form a salt, and can form a 'base' with a hydroxyl (OH) radical. Most coins are made of metal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54972  13.70%
Silver Clad 31973  7.97%
Coin Silver 24046  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22952  5.72%
BN 22527  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21599  5.38%
RB 20944  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18047  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17755  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16801  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16709  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15749  3.92%
Rarity 15596  3.89%
PQ 15581  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15331  3.82%
Incuse 14627  3.64%
Coin drop 14342  3.57%
High Relief 14263  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13909  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13588  3.39%