Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1078821 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55664	13.46%
Silver Clad	32555	7.87%
Coin Silver	24669	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23563	5.70%
BN	23138	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22123	5.35%
RB	21600	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18591	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18508	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17408	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17236	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16456	3.98%
Rarity	16379	3.96%
PQ	16151	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15872	3.84%
Incuse	15172	3.67%
Coin drop	14980	3.62%
High Relief	14820	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14522	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14231	3.44%